ENER Katla (the Volcano not my kitten) wakes up in Iceland (earthquakes so far not erupting)

Melodi

Melodi

Disaster Cat
And here we go - just at the edge of what can be considered "soon" as predicted a few years ago when Mt. Unpronounceable erupted, Katla now seems to be waking up (historically they tend to go off "together" geologically that can mean within 10 or even 20 years.


Iceland Raises Alarm After Largest Volcano Starts to Rumble
Omar Valdimarsson
August 29, 2016 — 10:58 AM BST

Iceland raised the alarm after its largest volcano was hit by the biggest tremors since 1977.

Two quakes larger than 4 in magnitude early Monday rocked the crater of Katla, the country’s Met Office said in a statement. That was followed by at least 10 more tremors at the volcano, which rises 1,450 meters (4,757 feet) into the air on the North Atlantic island’s southern coast.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damages to property.

Katla last erupted in 1955 and 1999. Neither of those were large enough to break the ice covering its 10 kilometer-wide (6 mile) caldera. Its last major eruption was back in 1918, when it spewed ash for more than five weeks.

An eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010 caused the cancellation of more than 100,000 flights across Europe on concern that glass-like particles formed from lava might melt in aircraft engines and clog turbines. Historically, Eyjafjallajokull has been known to erupt one to two years prior to Katla.

A magnitude 6.2 quake killed at least 250 people in central Italy last week.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-alarm-after-largest-volcano-starts-to-rumble
 
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Warm Wisconsin

Warm Wisconsin

Easy as 3.141592653589..
If a 1918 level eruption happens it will crush the European economy. This is the largest earthquake since the 1955 eruption.
 
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Medical Maven

Deceased
This is a perfect example of the very black Black Swan that would be needed to pop the Global Ponzi before the Ponzi Masters want it to pop.

That said, this is probably another false alarm or it will be minor in nature.
 
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Publius

TB Fanatic
I was just reading about this elsewere on the net, have to wait and see what happens and may turn out to be nothing.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Thanks for the update. Note there was a 7.1 quake just north of the Ascension Islands, these two places seem to be tied into each other.
 
Melodi

Melodi

Disaster Cat
Yeah the word on this is gradually getting out - I first saw it on Zero Hedge then on Drudge; this could be a Black Swan if the eruption is large enough to disrupt air and sea traffic again; especially if it goes on for awhile.

The world narrowly missed a crises along those lines when the first one in Iceland blew in 2010; my husband (and his then business partner) were on the last plane out of Ireland and on the first one allowed by in (by luck it was their assigned plane).

But up until the last 48 hours or so we expected that both of them would have to go on the "UK rescue" mission (that was to include Irish citizens) where either a ship would take them to Italy and they would then be transported by bus and rail to the UK and Ireland (using ferries for the channel crossings) or they would be sent far enough South in the US to safely get a plane that would take them to Italy and then follow the same route.

I knew he would get home eventually, but it might have taken a couple of weeks; meanwhile Nightwolf told me the other folks at the Irish trade show were joking about renting the Queen Mary; and also shocked that he could say the name of that Volcano (or what a P.h.d. in Old Norse Studies will "get you")lol
 
Melodi

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mecoastie said:
Any good links on the 1918 eruption? I looked quickly but didn't find much info on its effects.
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Some information at wiki - there was a 1918 eruption on wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katla_volcano

From another site:
snip...The last eruption in Katla occurred in 1918. The Southern coast was extended by 5 km by the laharic flood deposits. The present volcanic respose is among the longest known in historic times, but monitoring of ground deformation and seismicity does not reveal any signs of reawakening. Seismic unrest does occur from time to time and a precautionary measure the traffic across the sandur plain is then halted on both sides of the plain....snip
http://earthice.hi.is/katla_eruption_1918

Pictures of the 1918 eruption
katla1918_74.jpg

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mecoastie

Veteran Member
I saw that. I was more looking for effects outside of Iceland. With the war I imagine info was probably limited.
 
Melodi

Melodi

Disaster Cat
The headlines are getting more interesting - this is from the UK Independent which is not a sensationalist news outlet, it may be a rehash of the Bloomberg article but the headline is interesting......

Iceland's largest volcano set to erupt after biggest tremors in 40 years

Two quakes larger than four in magnitude have rocked the crater of Katla, the country's Met Office says

Omar Valdimarsson

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Katla rises 1,450 meters (4,757 feet) into the air on the North Atlantic island’s southern coast Flickr fridgirrson

Iceland raised the alarm after its largest volcano was hit by the biggest tremors since 1977.

Two quakes larger than four in magnitude early Monday rocked the crater of Katla, the country’s Met Office said in a statement.

That was followed by at least 10 more tremors at the volcano, which rises 1,450 metres (4,757 feet) into the air on the North Atlantic island’s southern coast. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damages to property.

Katla last erupted in 1955 and 1999. Neither of those were large enough to break the ice covering its ten kilometre-wide (six mile) caldera.

Its last major eruption was back in 1918, when it spewed ash for more than five weeks.

An eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010 caused the cancellation of more than 100,000 flights across Europe on concern that glass-like particles formed from lava might melt in aircraft engines and clog turbines.

Historically, Eyjafjallajokull has been known to erupt one to two years prior to Katla.

A magnitude 6.2 quake killed at least 250 people in central Italy last week.
http://www.independent.co.uk/enviro...st-tremors-earthquakes-40-years-a7215111.html

Copyright Bloomberg
 
Warm Wisconsin

Warm Wisconsin

Easy as 3.141592653589..
New notice on Icelandic Met Office website: ‘Warning: Glacial water is flowing into Múlakvísl river, south of Mýrdalsjökull. Increased conductivity has been measured in the river and gas measurements in the area show high concentrations of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide.’

This most likely means there is magma under the ice.
 
Sebastian

Sebastian

Sebastian
Last time we watched Katla so much it did not erupt. Bardarbunga went off instead.

Just goes to show a watched Katla never boils.
 
Melodi

Melodi

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Sebastian said:
Last time we watched Katla so much it did not erupt. Bardarbunga went off instead.

Just goes to show a watched Katla never boils.
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My understanding is they may be connected underground (like the system in the Pacific Northwest) although I gather that is a theory at this point; they expected Katla to boil after Bardarbunga too; and I suspect that geologically the timing is still "close" though not as close as it has been observed in the past.

Meanwhile, my little Katla is a tiny ball of tuxie fire! If she is linked to the volcano in any way I suspect it to erupt soon (or at least start climbing up skirt and trouser legs lol)
 
Melodi

Melodi

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WVtreehanger said:
Drats. Supposed to pass thru Iceland on the 15th next month.
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Depends on what way the wind is blowing; during the last eruption of Bardabunga planes could fly in and out of at least one major airport in Iceland (I forget which one) because the air was totally clear; but further "South" in Northern Europe and the US East Coast/Atlantic Ocean it was too dangerous for the planes to fly.
 
Melodi

Melodi

Disaster Cat
This is the UK Daily Mail so hard to tell if there really is a growing concern or if this is just a Friday story rehashing - but I thought that it was interesting they are bringing the story up again as there hasn't been much in the media about it since early in the week.
Travellers face flight chaos as Icelandic volcano could be set to blow and send an ash cloud towards Britain

Earthquake activity at Katla volcano is four times higher than normal
Two 4.5 earthquakes there on Monday, Icelandic meteorologists say
National Air Traffic Services tells MailOnline it is monitoring situation
Warning follows Eyjafjallajokull eruption in 2010 that halted air travel

By Mark Duell for MailOnline

Published: 11:28, 2 September 2016 | Updated: 16:18, 2 September 2016

Plane passengers have been warned to prepare for chaos over fears that an Icelandic volcano could erupt and send an ash cloud towards Britain.

The Icelandic Met Office has issued an alert after finding earthquake activity within the caldera of the ice-covered Katla volcano was at four times higher than normal.

Meteorologists in the country said they had noticed heightened earthquake activity at Katla since mid-June, although this appeared to be in decline - until Monday.
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The Eyjafjallajokull volcano is seen emitting a dense plume of ash and steam in this satellite image from Nasa's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer in May 2010
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Route: The Eyjafjallajokull volcano is seen emitting a dense plume of ash and steam in this satellite image from Nasa's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer in May 2010
The 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano saw thousands of Britons stranded abroad
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The 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano saw thousands of Britons stranded abroad

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Then there were two magnitude 4.5 earthquakes in the caldera - the largest in Katla since 1977 - and more than 100 earthquakes recorded after that.

The warning follows the April 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland which saw thousands of Britons stranded abroad by the ash cloud.

The flight path of planes travelling to and from Britain and North America pass near or over Iceland, so an eruption could cause huge problems for transatlantic routes.


National Air Traffic Services are monitoring the situation and will work with Civil Aviation Authority and Department for Transport officials if things worsen.

But a spokesman told MailOnline today: 'There is no current impact to UK airspace.'

And an Irish Aviation Authority spokesman told MailOnline: 'Seismic activity is common in Iceland. There are no eruptions at the volcano at present.

The Icelandic Met Office has issued an alert after finding earthquake activity within the caldera of the ice-covered Katla volcano (file picture) was at four times higher than normal

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The Icelandic Met Office has issued an alert after finding earthquake activity within the caldera of the ice-covered Katla volcano (file picture) was at four times higher than normal

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Children try to sleep at Barcelona Airport after it was shut down by the ash cloud in May 2010

'As normal, we are monitoring the situation and if an eruption were to take place, we will take appropriate action in accordance with existing protocols.'

Earlier this week, an Icelandic Met Office spokesman said: ‘Since mid-June, heightened earthquake activity has been registered in the Katla caldera.
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The 2010 eruption

The 2010 eruption

In spring 2010, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland led to much of Europe’s airspace being shut down for six days.

It grounded more than 100,000 flights, ruined millions of holidays and caused losses of more than £1.2billion.

The situation was aggravated by strong northerly winds and unusually high volumes of fine ash that posed a danger to jet engines.

The cloud affected more than ten million people at a busy time for air travel during the Easter holidays.

‘The elevated seismicity appeared to be in decline until August 29, when two magnitude 4.5 earthquakes occurred in the north-east part of the caldera.

'These earthquakes are significant as they are the largest in Katla since 1977.

'The ensuing swarm produced over 100 earthquakes, the largest of which was magnitude 3.3 on the same day, 29 August. Following this earthquake, relatively little seismicity has been detected in the caldera.'

He added: 'Similar unrest has taken place at Katla several times since the 1950s without resulting in an explosive eruption.

'However, Katla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes and the interval since the last eruption in 1918 is unusually long in relation to recent centuries.'

The Icelandic Met Office has several monitoring networks in the area and said it will be studying these 24 hours a day to issue a warning in the event of an eruption.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...low-send-ash-cloud-Britain.html#ixzz4J7hFAQdY
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Amazed

Does too have a life!
Well dang, my sister is cruising from Europe to US via Iceland right about now. There's always something to keep a rabbit's tail short.
 
Melodi

Melodi

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Amazed said:
Well dang, my sister is cruising from Europe to US via Iceland right about now. There's always something to keep a rabbit's tail short.
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Things are so far unchanged, there won't be any issues unless or until she actually blows; then it depends on if things can be rerouted - last time planes could fly to the North of Iceland or way to the South.
 
Warm Wisconsin

Warm Wisconsin

Easy as 3.141592653589..
Ongoing earthquake activity in Katla volcano
Posted on February 23, 2017 by Jón Frímann
For the past few days there has been a earthquake activity in Katla volcano. This is in two forms, as earthquake swarm that are taking place and earthquakes that spread around the caldera and the volcano.


The earthquake activity in Katla volcano over the past 48 hours. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.

All clues suggest that an eruption is going to happen soon in Katla volcano, as it currently stands. The problem is that Katla volcano might cool down and not erupt at all, what makes this period different is the fact this earthquake activity has been ongoing since end of August-2016. At the moment the earthquake activity is just a minor activity, with most earthquakes have less magnitude of 3,0. There are no signs that suggest that this activity is slowing or stopping.

http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/?p=6684
 
Melodi

Melodi

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Oh goodie - thanks for finding this Warm Wisconsin; I think I'll watch my Katla kitten play and hope there is no eruption; but historically there really is likely to be one and probably pretty soon.
 
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