Rifting in Iceland: New Geodetic Data

Small but measurable lengthening of several survey lines within the eastern rift zone of Iceland occurred between 1967 and 1970. The changes can be interpreted as a widening of the rift by 6 to 7 centimeters, possibly during the 1970 eruption of Hekla volcano.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Authors: Decker, R. W., Einarsson, Páll, Mohr, P. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1971
Subjects:
Hekla
Iceland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3996.530
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.173.3996.530
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Summary:Small but measurable lengthening of several survey lines within the eastern rift zone of Iceland occurred between 1967 and 1970. The changes can be interpreted as a widening of the rift by 6 to 7 centimeters, possibly during the 1970 eruption of Hekla volcano.

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