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“Reykjavik Eartquake – Iminent Volcanic Eruption – Unprecedented Situation” ” More than a thousand tremors registered overnight.” “The worst news is that it is next door to the capital of Iceland.” “Eartquake activity has been huge.”
The swarm of earthquakes that began Wednesday in Southwest Iceland shows no signs of abating. More than a thousand tremors registered overnight,
mbl.is reports. Eleven of the quakes were in excess of magnitude 3, and the largest one, of magnitude 4.9, woke many residents of Southwest Iceland up shortly after 1:30 am.
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Bryndís Gísladóttir, natural hazards specialist at the Icelandic Met Office, states that while swarms of earthquakes that last this long are known in unhabited areas, such as by Askja and Herðubreið mountains, they are rare near inhabited areas.
The mayor of Reykjanesbær, Southwest Iceland, Kjartan Kjartanson, sent the residents of Reykjanesbær a letter yesterday, reiterating that town authorities are constantly monitoring developments of the seismic activity near Fagradalsfjall mountain.