
The aviation alert level lowered

The Met Office says that the Seismic activity under Dyngjujökull has moved a little bit to north and it is now mostly under the margins of the glacier where an earthquake at size 4.2 was measured this morning.
The Met office says that there are no indications of diminished seismic activity. Therefore the probability that there will be an eruption can not be ruled out.
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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

No obvious signs of volcanic eruption
During three hours of aerial surveillance, there were no obvious signs of volcanic activity.