The figure is modified from Brandsdóttir et al. (2010), based on the fault inferred by Decriem et al. (2010). The aftershocks do indeed look like a small-scale version of contemporary seismicity surrounding the 1872 quake. The red ellipses enclose intense aftershock activity.

The figure is modified from Brandsdóttir et al. (2010), based on the fault inferred by Decriem et al. (2010). The aftershocks do indeed look like a small-scale version of contemporary seismicity surrounding the 1872 quake. The red ellipses enclose intense aftershock activity.

The figure is modified from Brandsdóttir et al. (2010), based on the fault inferred by Decriem et al. (2010). The aftershocks do indeed look like a small-scale version of contemporary seismicity surrounding the 1872 quake. The red ellipses enclose intense aftershock activity.