Contents

• Contents
• INTRODUCTION
• THE SOUTH ICELAND SEISMIC ZONE
• THE JUNE 17 EARTHQUAKE
• THE SECOND LARGE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRING THREE DAYS LATER
• COSEISMIC EVIDENCE FOR THE TWO EARTHQUAKES FROM GPS AND InSAR
• STRESS TRANSFER TO LARGE DISTANCES ALONG SEISMIC ZONES
• THE EFFECTS OF THE EARTHQUAKES
• HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND LONG-TERM PREDICTIONS
• PREDICTION OF EPICENTER AND SHORT-TERM PRECURSORS OF THE JUNE 17 EARTHQUAKE
• SHORT-TERM WARNING FOR THE JUNE 21 EARTHQUAKE
• PERSPECTIVES FOR FUTURE LARGE EARTHQUAKES IN THE SISZ
• THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TWO EVENTS FOR EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH
• REFERENCES