In a conversation with RÚV, a Met Office geophysicist anticipated a much larger earthquake in the near future, possibly reaching a magnitude of 6.4. Since the advent of the Sundhnúkur volcano series beginning in 2020, Met Office specialists have recorded increasing amounts of earthquake activity in Brennisteinsfjöll. As noted by the Met Office, Brennisteinsfjöll have historically experienced large earthquakes, albeit sporadically. Latest eruption declared deadIn recent days, magma intrusion has quickly accelerated beneath Svartsengi on the Reykjanes peninsula. According to the Met Office, the magma has reached a velocity similar to the onset of the latest Svartsengi eruption, declared inactive on August 5.