Survol du volcan Badarbunga

Scientist from the Icelandic Met Office and the University of Iceland flew over the Bardarbunga area this morning to study in greater detail the cauldrons (depressions) that were discovered in a reconnaissance flight yesterday. No changes were visible. An earthquake measuring 5 in strenght was registered in the northern part of the Bardarbunga caldera around 8:00 Thursday morning. The earthquake was measured at a depth of 3 kilometers. The scientist went on a reconnaissance flight on Iceland Coast Guard plane TF-SIF yesterday and found 4 cauldrons or depressions in the south eastern part of Bardarbunga. The ice in that area is around 400-600 meters thick. There were no signs of an eruption. The cauldrons were 10-15 meters deep and 1km wide and formed a 4-6 km long line. They were said to possibly have been the result of melting, possibly an eruption, uncertain when. Heightened tremors have not been observed.