Update on volcanic activity in Grímsvötn | Articles | Seismicity. 30 May 2011 - 15:00 Collective status report (pdf 20 Kb) of the Institute of the Earth Sciences and of the Icelandic Meteorological office was published at 14:00. Saturday morning at 6:30 UTC the volcanic tremor on Grímsfjall (Grímsvötn) rapidly decreased and had disappeared at 7 UTC.
Since Thursday the tremor had been intermittent. Today, Monday 30 May, it has been confirmed by the participants of Iceland Glaciological Society's spring expedition that the eruption has ended. The end of the Grímsvötn eruption is set to 7 UTC Saturday morning 28 May 2011. 26 May 2011 - 17:45 Collective status report (pdf 44 Kb) of the Institute of the Earth Sciences and of the Icelandic Meteorological office was published at 16:00. Plume is no longer detected on radar at 70 km distance from the eruption site although minor steam explosions are observed in the crater. Explosive activity was observed near the ice-wall just south of the crater/fissure where the main activity has been. 26 May 2011 - 14:45. Grimsvötn volcano. Grímsvötn volcano News 30.05.2011Security level is back to normal.The volcanic eruption at Grimsvötn is over and The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police has taken a coordinated decision with the District Commissioners in Hvolsvöllur district and Eskifjörður district to put the security status at Grímsvötn volcano back to normal.Recovery and cleaning in the affected area is well under way and the Civil Protection and Emergency Management Welfare and Service Center in Kirkjubæjarklaustur coordinates the work that is being done.
Status Report 27.05.2011 at 1600Status Report 26.05.2011 at 1700Status Report 25.05.2011 at 1700Status Report 24.05.2011 at 1800Status Report 23.05.2011 at 1600Status Report 22.05.2011 at 1700Status Report 22.05.2011 at 0200 News 25.05.2011Volcanic acitivity significantly reducedActivity in the volcanic eruption is significantly reduced. The volcano is emitting low steam, 100-200 metres. Ash in the air over Reykjavík is visible but getting thinner.