2023-07-06 06:20:05
2,200 earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in southwest Iceland in 24 hours raise alert
Reykjavik (AFP) – Some 2,200 earthquakes were recorded in the area around the capital Reykjavik in 24 hours, Iceland’s weather service said on Monday, suggesting a volcano might erupt soon.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said that the earthquake started at regarding 4 pm on July 4 (00:00 on the 5th, Taiwan time) and was located on the Fagradal Mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula at the southwestern tip of Iceland. (Mount Fagradalsfjall), which sits on a volcanic system that has erupted twice in the past two years.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office stated that “approximately 2,200 earthquakes have been detected, the largest wave being in southwestern Iceland”, and there may still be seismic activity in the future.
Among them, there were 7 earthquakes whose scale exceeded 4, which were still light earthquakes.
The wave of seismic activity prompted Iceland’s Meteorological Service to raise its aviation advisory from “green” to “orange”, warning airlines of the risk of a volcanic eruption.
In April 2010, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in southern Iceland erupted violently, resulting in the cancellation of regarding 100,000 flights, stranded tens of millions of passengers, and a large amount of volcanic ash covering the sky for several weeks. air traffic disruptions.
While no “eruptive tremors” have been observed in Fagradal, the likelihood of one occurring “within hours to days” has increased.
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