Earthquake Sequence 1973–1996 in Bárðarbunga Volcano: Seismic Activity Leading up to Eruptions in the NW-Vatnajökull Area

• Main Author: Bjarnason, Ingi Þorleifur
• Other Authors: Raunvísindastofnun (HÍ), Science Institute (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Iceland Glaciological Society and Geoscience Society of Iceland 2014
• Subjects: Jarðskjálftar; Jarðskjálftavirkni; Eldstöðvar; Eldgos; Jarðskorpa; Bárðarbunga; Vatnajökull; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/505

A day and a half after the earthquake (mb=5.3, MS=5.6, MW=5.6) in the Bárðarbunga central volcano on Sept. 29th 1996, a volcanic eruption broke out under the Vatnajökull glacier. The eruption was located approximately 20 km SSE of the earthquake epicenter, midway between the Bárðarbunga and Grímsvöt...