US EditionSouthwest Iceland Hit by 3 Earthquakes in One Hour: Quakes Felt Near Reykjavík and Keflavík, May 24
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Southwest Iceland Hit by 3 Earthquakes in One Hour: Quakes Felt Near Reykjavík and Keflavík, May 24
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Reykjavík, Iceland – A series of three moderate earthquakes struck southwest Iceland Friday afternoon, shaking homes and alarming residents in the densely populated Reykjanes Peninsula. The strongest, a magnitude 4.9 quake, hit at 2:21 p.m. UTC roughly 31 kilometers southwest of Sandgerði. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), t…
The earthquake series began outside Reykjanestá in the afternoon. Eleven earthquakes above magnitude 3 have been recorded, the largest 4.9. It was measured at 14:21 and was felt widely in South and West Iceland. Jarþrúður Ósk Jóhannesdóttir, a natural hazard expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, says that the earthquakes can be attributed to plate tectonics and that deformation data does not indicate that they are related to volcanic ac…
An earthquake on the Reykjanes Ridge, about ten kilometers west of Eldey, was felt well in southern and western Iceland at 14:21. According to initial estimates, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.9.
Four earthquakes of up to magnitude 4.1 struck Iceland within an hour, with no reported casualties or damage.
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