Bárðarbunga records magnitude 4.7 earthquake

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake was recorded at Bárðarbunga on Monday afternoon, mbl.is reported. It struck at 5.28pm.

Steinunn Helgadóttir, a natural hazards expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, said large earthquakes occur regularly in the area, with an event above magnitude 3 happening almost every month. There were no signs of volcanic tremor, and almost no aftershock activity was recorded.

The last earthquake of a similar magnitude at Bárðarbunga was recorded on July 28 and measured 5.2.