2023-11-14 10:00:18
A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland may erupt at any time. (Picture/reproduced from Twitter)
More than 20,000 earthquakes occurred in the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland in two weeks, which was considered a precursor to a volcanic eruption. The Icelandic government also urgently evacuated nearly 4,000 Grindavik residents on the 11th. Town residents. The latest local footage shows that the town was “split in two” by a huge crack due to the volcanic movement of magma on the surface.
According to foreign media reports, the Icelandic government monitors the activity of a nearly 15-kilometer-long “magma river” under the peninsula on a “minute-by-minute” basis. The Meteorological Bureau said on the 13th that the data showed that the scale and intensity of earthquakes have decreased, but the peninsula and areas near the peninsula are still A volcanic eruption is very likely; however, Thorvaldur Thordarson, a professor of volcanology at the University of Iceland, believes that the risk of volcanic eruptions in areas around the peninsula has been reduced.
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Hans Vera, a 56-year-old resident who evacuated, said that before the evacuation, “the house was always shaking and I mightn’t sleep at all.” Disaster relief workers revealed that only 50 to 70 of the more than 3,800 residents lived in the evacuation center, and the others They all stayed with relatives and friends, and some evacuated residents were allowed to go home to get their belongings, but were not allowed to drive on their own.
Another aerial footage released on the 13th showed that huge cracks appeared in many areas of Grindavik, and some cracks even emitted billowing steam, indicating that violent magma was preparing to move beneath the surface. Matthew James Roberts, director of services and research at the Icelandic Meteorological Service, believes that although magma is currently moving in a “balanced and spiraling” manner under the surface, there is still huge uncertainty regarding whether it will escalate into a volcanic eruption and how much damage it will cause. .
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