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Krafla fissure zone

A fissure system in northeastern Iceland where rifting has been directly observed and measured — one of the few places where plate divergence can be watched happening on land.

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Observed or measured, reported by the party that made the observation.

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Observed7 m

Between 1975 and 1984 numerous rifting episodes occurred along the Krafla fissure zone, and the displacements they caused totalled about 7 metres.

  • precision note: Total displacement accumulated over the 1975–1984 episodes, as stated by the source.
  • method: Direct field observation of ground cracking and displacement.

Evidence support: Supported by the cited evidence one source

Evidence: Kious 1996 Primary authority

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Record last updated 2026-09-06. Corrections follow the published corrections policy; superseded claims are retained, never silently edited.