The Earthquake Swarm on the Reykjanes Ridge Has Decreased Significantly

Since midnight, between 30 and 40 earthquakes have been recorded in a series that began off the Reykjanes Peninsula on Saturday. The series has slowed down considerably, according to Bjarki Kaldalón Friis, a natural hazard expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Office. In comparison, about 450 earthquakes were recorded there on Saturday and 160 yesterday. He says that earthquake series are common in these areas, but this one is on the larger sca…