Ragnar Stefánsson

Ragnar Stefánsson (14 August 1938 - 25 June 2024) was an Icelandic seismologist[1][2][3] and a professor at the University of Akureyri.

The couple moved from Reykjavík to Svarfaðardalur in North Iceland in 2001, where they lived at Laugasteinn in Dalvík commune.

His main field of work was monitoring and research aimed to mitigate risks due to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

From 1980 he led the development of monitoring systems and research aiming to provide advance warnings of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

After moving from Reykjavík to Svarfadardalur in north Iceland he and other locals founded in 2002 the Framfarafélags Dalvíkurbyggðar (Dalvik progressive association) where Ragnar was the chairman for many years.