Assessment 24 May 2010 15:00
There is still a considerable amount of steam coming from the crater,
but no ash can be seen in it. According to a web camera, the steam
plume reaches 2 km/6600ft (a.s.l.). Due to light northerly wind, it is
heading south.
Conditions at the eruption site are similar to yesterday, estimated
through a webcamera. Earthquake activity has decreased since yesterday;
only one earthquake has been recorded since midnight. The eruption
seems to be dormant.
However, tremor is still higher than before the onset of the eruption,
especially in the frequency band 1-2 Hz. Details in a
status report in the frequency band 1-2 Hz. Details in a [4]status report issued collectively by the Icelandic Meteorological Office and the
Institute of Earth Sciences at 14:00.
