Icelandic Earthquake Swarm Officially Over, For Now

The Icelandic State Police Chief last weekend cancelled the uncertainty alert for the earthquake swarm that started on 21st December on the Reykjanes peninsula, according to RUV Iceland.

2 quakes over magnitude 4 were recorded and 90 over M3 during the roughly two weeks the swarm lasted. The aviation alert level has also dropped from orange to yellow, telling pilots and airlines that an eruption is considered unlikely at this time.

The swarm was caused by the movement of magma beneath the surface and significant changes to the land were recorded by sensitive scientific equipment while it was ongoing. It is believed the magma intrusion reached to a depth of 1.5 kilometres, but very little activity has been recorded since 28th December