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A noticeable decrease in seismicity
Since midnight today, around 300 earthquakes have occurred in the area around Bardarbunga.
Over five hundred earthquakes since midnight
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded on the Bárðarbunga caldera this morning, and another of magnitude 5.2 at 11:41 UTC in the same region.
Amazing pictures from the eruption
Armann Hoskuldsson, a scientist at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland, took some amazing photographs in the early morning when scientists witnessed the eruption in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujokull.
Live webcam: "Similar in size to the largest Krafla eruptions"
Magma started flowing in Holuhraun at 5:00 AM this morning. The eruption is located on the same fissure as the previous eruption on Friday morning, but is many times larger. This is the third eruption in the Bárðarbunga region in roughly a week, and the largest by far.
Eruption started again
An eruption has started again in Holuhraun, just north of Dyngjujokull in Iceland. The eruption was visible from a live webcam at 5:49 AM local time.
Stunning images from the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun at sunrise
The eruption near Bardarbunga volcano is not considered a risk to international flight plans.
Air traffic not affected
The eruption in the Holuhraun lava field in Iceland has no impact on air traffic from Keflavik airport, at least at this stage.
The fissure thought to be about one kilometre long
A scientist at the IMO in Iceland located about five kilometres from the eruption in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull, estimates that the fissure is about one kilometer long.
Volcanic eruption confirmed north of Dyngjujökull
Webcams show that lava eruption has started in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull.
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Alert phase for flight over Askja raised to yellow
The alert phase for flight over Askja has been raised to yellow. This suggests that the Askja caldera is showing signs of activity beyond the norm.
No change on the surface of Vatnajökull
The cauldrons, detected yesterday, appear to look the same. They have not grown in size.
10-15 m deep cauldrons detected in Bardarbunga
The cauldrons have been formed as a result of melting, possibly an eruption, uncertain when.
Two quakes over magnitude five and one large near Askja
More seismicity was measured in the Bárðarbunga area tonight than the night before, with over 500 quakes registered between midnight and 6 AM.
The largest earthquake yet in Bardarbunga
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano overnight.
Right call to issue eruption alert
"Right now we're analyzing what was going on. As of now we don't know, but we'll keep analyzing and add it to the data pool," says Sigrún Karlsdóttir,at the IMO.
Large amount of magma accumulated in a week
270 million cubic meters of magma has gathered underneath Dyngjujökull in just one week.
Planes diverted away from danger zone
100000 flights were cancelled during the Eyjafjallajökull eruption. It is doubtful that the same will happen again.
The aviation alert level lowered
The Icelandic Met Office has lowered the aviation alert level for flights.
The largest earthquake yet
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has occurred in the Bárðarbunga caldera at 5 km depth at 00:09. It is the strongest event measured since the onset of the seismic crisis at Bárðarbunga.
No obvious signs of volcanic eruption
During three hours of aerial surveillance, there were no obvious signs of volcanic activity.
Sub-glacial volcanic eruption under Dyngjujökull glacier
A small sub-glacial volcanic eruption has now started under the icecap of Dyngjujökull glacier in the Northern part of Vatnajökull glacier. There is no visible eruption cloud and the eruption could remain sub-glacial.
No-Fly Zone
A large part of southeastern Iceland is a no-fly zone due to the eruption in Dyngjujökull glacier. The decision about the no-fly zone is re-estimated every two hours.
International air traffic not affected
International flights still operate to and from Keflavik International Airport, in spite of the eruption in Dyngjujökull glacier, near Bárðarbunga, which started earlier today.
An eruption in Dyngjujökull glacier
Scientists at the Icelandic Met Office believe that a small sub-glacial volcanic eruption has now started under the icecap of Dyngjujökull glacier in the Northern part of Vatnajökull glacier
Chances of eruption increase as seismic activity drags on
Scientists differ on how to interpret several large quakes from Thursday that originated in the center of the Bárðarbunga caldera.
Strongest earthquake yet in Bardarbunga
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 shook the Bardarbunga volcano just before midnight last night.
No signs of receding seismic actvity in Bárðarbunga
Close to 300 earthquakes were recorded there last night, of which two reached over 3 on the Richter scale.
Magma surge towards the surface would be very powerful
The current situation at Bárðarbunga is many times more powerful than the one that led to the Gjálpar eruption in 1996.
Composed music from the Bárðarbunga quakes
"All music is just data, in a way. You can interpret Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as data, which is just notes of variable pitches at variable times. In that way, earthquakes are no different."
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