Strange Sounds | Feb 19, 2018 | Earthquake swarm in Iceland intensifies: M5.2 and M4.5 earthquakes top the series now counting more than 2000 earthquakes since four days | .. People are constantly being shaken awake on Grimsey Island, in North Iceland. A M5.2 earthquake hit around 5:30 this morning. One hour later a M4.5 quake hit the same region, which is under high seismic activity with more than 2,000 earthquakes detected since February 14th. Both tremblors as well as more than 6 aftershocks were felt by residents of the island. This is not the first swarm to occur in the area, though such an active one has not occurred since 1988, nearly 30 years ago .. |
The Iceland earthquake series as of February 19, 2018. via Vedur
