ICELAND UPDATE: 1,700 Earthquakes In Past 24 Hours, Geothermal Power Plant Shielded From Potential Volcanic Eruption

The likelihood of a volcanic eruption in Iceland remains high after the country recorded approximately 1,700 earthquakes within the past 24 hours.

“Seismicity related to the magma intrusion that formed suddenly a week ago remains high and constant. Approximately 1,700 earthquakes have been recorded in the last 24 hours, 1.000 of those recorded since midnight. The largest earthquake during the last 24 hours had a magnitude of 2.8 and occurred near Hagafell, 3.5 km NNE of Grindavík,” the Icelandic Met Office reports.

From the Icelandic Met Office:

Seismicity related to the magma intrusion that formed suddenly a week ago remains high and constant, although the level of activity is substantially lower than 10 – 12 November 2023. Approximately 2,000 earthquakes have been recorded in the

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