The situation in the northern part of Vatnajökull is unchanged. There is still very much seismic activity in the area which continues to move to the north east. The alert phase declared yesterday is still in place and the area has been evacuated.

The Icelandic Coast Guard will fly over the area today to see if any tourist are still there. The decision to evacuate the area is a precautionary action in case the seismic activity is a prelude to a volcanic eruption. According to information from the Icelandic Met Office an earthquake has occurred almost every single minute today.

There has been a constant seismic activity in the area around Bárðarbunga in Vatnajökull since Saturday and nothing indicates that it is about to halt. The strongest earthquake of 4.0 took place on Monday. Whether this all will lead to an actual eruption remains a question.

Meanwhile the Icelandic musician Halldór Eldjárn has used the seismic activity as an inspiration in his work. The results can be listened to here.