2023-11-11 07:21:04
Iceland declared a state of emergency on the 10th to avoid serious losses caused by volcanic eruptions. The picture shows the volcanic eruption in July this year. (Taken from Iceland Civil Protection Department FB)
Iceland, which is located on the edge of the Arctic Circle, experienced nearly a thousand earthquakes in 24 hours on the 10th. The country’s meteorological office also predicted that the volcano may erupt within a few days. Therefore, the authorities have declared a state of emergency and issued evacuations for specific areas. The directive requires civil defense and rescue units to be on high alert and calls on the public to be more vigilant.
The British “Guardian” pointed out that a series of intensive earthquakes occurred in the southwestern peninsula of Iceland on the 10th. Not only were thousands of earthquakes measured within 24 hours, but 800 of them occurred within 14 hours, fearing that It is a precursor to volcanic activity. The Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management in Iceland stated in a statement that the area where the earthquake occurred was concentrated in the north of the small town of Grindavik, and declared a state of emergency and began to evacuate about 4,000 people in the area. residents.
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The report pointed out that according to the records of the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), among this wave of intensive earthquakes, the largest one reached 5.2, which could be felt even in the capital Reykjavik (Reykjavik), which is about 40 kilometers northwest of Grindavik. Shake it off, there are currently 33 active volcanoes in Iceland, the highest number in Europe.
According to statistics, since October last year, 24,000 earthquakes have occurred in the southwest peninsula of Iceland. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has observed that there is magma accumulation about 5 kilometers below the surface in this area, and it is possible that in the next few days Cause volcanic eruptions. Since 2021, the peninsula has recorded three volcanic eruptions, in March 2021, August 2022, and July this year. Fortunately, the eruption site is a certain distance away from important infrastructure or densely populated areas. distance.
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