Understanding the seismic signature of transtensional opening in the Reykjanes Peninsula Rift Zone, SW Iceland

P Büyükakpınar, MP Isken, S Heimann… - Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze seismicity and centroid moment tensors (CMTs) on the Reykjanes Peninsula,
Iceland, during the early phase of a widespread unrest period that led to multiple fissure …

A dynamic mid-crustal magma domain revealed by the 2023 to 2024 Sundhnúksgígar eruptions in Iceland

SW Matthews, A Caracciolo, E Bali, SA Halldórsson… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Mid-crustal magma domains are the source of many basaltic eruptions. Lavas from
individual eruptions are often chemically homogeneous, suggesting that they derive from …

[HTML][HTML] Hydraulically linked reservoirs simultaneously fed the 1975–1984 Krafla Fires eruptions: Insights from petrochemistry

SM Rooyakkers, KJ Carroll, AF Gutai… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The 1975–1984 Krafla Fires in northeast Iceland was the first plate-boundary rifting
episode to be tracked using seismic and geodetic monitoring. Geophysical observations …

[PDF][PDF] Medieval and recent SO2 budgets in the Reykjanes Peninsula: Implication for future hazard

A Caracciolo, E Bali, E Ranta… - Geochemical …, 2024 - researchportal.helsinki.fi
The release of volcanic gases and aerosols during volcanic eruptions can significantly
impact the air quality and climate (eg, Ilyinskaya et al., 2017), as well as biodiversity (eg …

Investigating the velocity of magmatic intrusions and its relation with rock fracture toughness: insights from laboratory experiments and numerical models

A Gaete, F Maccaferri, S Furst… - Geophysical Journal …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
A key question for those who study magmatic and volcanic processes is:'How fast can a
magmatic intrusion travel?'Observations and models indicate ranges between 10− 2 and 1 …

On the move: 2023 observations on real time graben formation, Grindavík, Iceland

GP De Pascale, TJ Fischer… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Grabens, or valleys formed during extensional tectonic events, are common but rarely
observed during formation. In November 2023, inelastic surface deformation formed abruptly …

[HTML][HTML] Rift obliquity in the Northern Volcanic Zone in Iceland using UAV-based structural data

E Panza, J Ruch, N Oestreicher - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rift obliquity is known to be very frequent at divergent plate boundaries and shear
components in the opening of fissures have been detected through seismicity in the …

Brief communication: Monitoring impending slope failure with very high-resolution spaceborne synthetic aperture radar

A Manconi, Y Bühler, A Stoffel… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2024 - nhess.copernicus.org
We demonstrate how high spatial and temporal resolution spaceborne synthetic aperture
radar (SAR) imagery can improve slope deformation monitoring. We process ICEYE data …

The Fagradalsfjall and Sundhnúkur Fires of 2021–2024: A single magma reservoir under the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland?

VR Troll, FM Deegan, T Thordarson, A Tryggvason… - Terra …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Reykjanes Peninsula (RP) hosts several volcanic lineaments that have been
periodically active over the last 4000 years. Since 2021, following a ca. 800‐year …

Models of buoyancy-driven dykes using continuum plasticity and fracture mechanics: a comparison

Y Li, T Davis, AE Pusok, RF Katz - EGUsphere, 2024 - egusphere.copernicus.org
Magmatic dykes are thought to play an important role in the thermomechanics of tectonic
rifting of the lithosphere. Our understanding of this role is limited by the lack of models that …