Seismicity of the Askja and Bárðarbunga volcanic systems of Iceland, 2009–2015

• Published in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
• Main Authors: Greenfield, Tim, White, Robert S., Winder, Tom, Ágústsdóttir, Thorbjörg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: 02 - Geodynamics; Geophysics and Tectonics; Askja; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/4316/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/4316/1/1-s2.0-S0377027317307473-main.pdf; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377027317307473; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.08.010

A large seismic network deployed in the Icelandic highlands recorded >100,000 earthquakes from 2009 to 2015. We develop a local magnitude scale, appropriate for use in central Iceland, which is similar to the scale used by the Iceland Meteorological Office. Using this large catalogue of earthquak...