No signs of receding seismic actvity in Bárðarbunga

Close to 300 earthquakes were recorded there last night, of which two reached over 3 on the Richter scale. The first one at 23:30 GMT measured 3.8 (Richter) while the second one struck at 02:15 and measured 3 (Richter).
A similarly strong earthquake struck the area yesterday afternoon. Despite all this, there are still no signs that the magma is heading for the surface, it is still flowing horizontally to the northeast via subterrainian caverns.
Civil Protection is still preparing for an eruption with subsequent flooding, and is taking all the necessary precautions. Scientists are estimating that the ash from a possible eruption in the area will be more coarse than the ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, and thus will settle much faster to the ground and won't spread out so far.
Many travellers have had to alter their travel plans due to the closed-off area of the highlands north of the Vatnajökull glacier.
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Composed music from the Bárðarbunga quakes
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Mapped the Bárðarbunga quakes in a 3D model
A 24-year old employee of CCP Games has set up a website that shows the seismic activity at Bárðarbunga in a 3D perspective.

Magma flowing into Bárðarbunga caldera with great force
All highland roads north of Vatnajökull glacier have been closed and all traffic banned, whether by vehicle or on foot. The Bárðarbunga situation is now attracting worldwide attention on a scale similar to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010.

2800 earthquakes in three days
Of these around 950 have occured since midnight today. Several of these events were larger than magnitude 3.

Icelandair stocks shake in quake scare
Icelandair stocks have dropped sharply since Monday morning. Market analysts agree that the situation at Bárðarbunga is a large factor.

Magma surge towards the surface would be very powerful
The current situation at Bárðarbunga is many times more powerful than the one that led to the Gjálpar eruption in 1996.

"There is full reason to expect an eruption"
The seismic activity in Bardarbunga on the Vatnajokull glacier is very powerful and therefore full reason to expect a volcanic eruption according to a specialist at The Icelandic Meteorological Office. A live webcam has been placed in the vicinity of Bardarbunga.