KATLA VOLCANO FACTS

                                                                        Cluster of Big Earthquakes Rattles Iceland's Katla Volcano - WIRED WIREDCluster of Big Earthquakes Rattles Iceland's Katla VolcanoWIREDThe Icelandic Meteorological Office is reporting no tremor recorded currently at Katla, which suggests that at least for the moment, no magma is making its way to the surface. Icelandic officials have not changed the alert status for Katla from normal ...Continued Seismicity in Katla VolcanoIcelandReviewKatla Volcano Iceland: Biggest Quakes Recorded In 40 Years Could Signal Impending Massive Eruption [Video]The InquisitrIceland's Katla volcano hit by unusually large earthquakesBusiness InsiderDaily Mail -IceNews -IcelandReviewall 104 news articles » Read More...

Reports states: No eruption at this time, but the volcano is being monitored at this time. Check this link for more info http://abcnews.go.com/ DahB0077 also has ... Read More...

                                                                                                                                                    Iceland's Katla Volcano Stirs A recent uptick in seismic activity has geologists in Iceland and abroad... Iceland's Katla Volcano StirsA recent uptick in seismic activity has geologists in Iceland and abroad concerned - and for good reason.  The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull disrupted air travel across Europe for eight days, stranding travelers globally.Eyjafjallajökull had a Volcanic Explosivity Index, or VEI, of 4.  Geologists place Katla's VEI between 4 and 6.Katla's last eruption was in 1918, which makes this gap in major eruptions the longest since Iceland was first populated, thought to have begun around 870 AD.Ogmios nervously glances at several nearby volcanoes...Don't get any ideas, guys.http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2016/08/29/katla_eruption_not_if_but_when/ R

#0bserving #Katla Couple of links for investigating what is happening, check tremor, drum plots, depth... #0bserving #KatlaCouple of links for investigating what is happening, check tremor, drum plots, depth, crust thickness...and, of course, the webcam.Tremor: ~ http://hraun.vedur.is/ja/englishweb/tremor.htmlDrum plots: ~ http://hraun.vedur.is/ja/drumplot/mapDRUM.phpDepth:~ http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/vatnajokull/#view=table Iceland crust thickness: ~ http://www.tobias-weisenberger.de/6Iceland.html Webcam:~ http://www.livefromiceland.is/webcams/katla/For example, for an eruption we'd expect see tremor in all three bands (red, green and blue) rise by several thousand units. Then go to drum plots to check what type of EQ it is, then go to depth and compare to crust thickness to place the activity. Finally, check webcam. If you see lava and ash spewing out, pretty good chance it's erupting ;) Read More...

                                                                                  Continued Seismicity in Katla Volcano - IcelandReview IcelandReviewContinued Seismicity in Katla VolcanoIcelandReviewThe Icelandic Met Office picked up continued seismic activity in Katla volcano yesterday. At 3:12 pm a tremor of magnitude 3.3 occurred. Around 2 am the previous night, earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and 4.6 hit the volcano—the largest to be recorded ...News - Twin earthquakes rattle Iceland's largest volcano - The ...The Weather NetworkCluster of Big Earthquakes Rattles Iceland's Katla VolcanoWIREDFears Iceland's largest volcano may erupt following earthquakesCNNThe Inquisitr -Express.co.uk -IcelandReviewall 100 news articles » Read More... Will Iceland volcano Katla erupt? Newcastle Airport prepared for potential disruption if it does - ChronicleLive ChronicleLiveWill Iceland volcano Katla erupt? Newcastle Airport prepared for potential disruption

                                                                                                                                                  Iceland Met Issues Report on Katla Volcano - IcelandReview IcelandReviewIceland Met Issues Report on Katla VolcanoIcelandReviewKatla can be one of Iceland's most dangerous volcanoes. Earthquake activity in Katla this summer has provoke interest and fear that an eruption might be imminent. Iceland Met does not think so and has issued a report explaining why. The partly ice ...and more » Read More...                                                        

                                                                        There were plenty of earthquakes on the map in the week of 25-31 August 2016. Image by USGS. Mid-Atlantic, Iceland and Wyoming: Earthquakes 25-31 August 2016 - Decoded Science Decoded ScienceMid-Atlantic, Iceland and Wyoming: Earthquakes 25-31 August 2016Decoded ScienceThere were plenty of earthquakes on the map in the week of 25-31 August 2016. Image by USGS. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Earthquakes don't come ...and more » Read More...