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Iceland suspends state of emergency due to seismic activity; does not rule out a volcanic eruption

  • November 23, 2023
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Icelandic authorities decided to suspend this Thursday the state of emergency declared on the 11th. Grindavik (southwest) by seismic activity given that the probability rash within the city.

Iceland suspends state of emergency due to seismic activity;  does not rule out a volcanic eruption

Icelandic authorities decided to suspend this Thursday the state of emergency declared on the 11th. Grindavik (southwest) by seismic activity given that the probability rash within the city.

Today the alert level was downgraded to dangerous, meaning the number of hours during which quota residents will be able to come and collect their belongings in this municipality of about 4,000 residents, who have been evacuated for almost two weeks, will be increased. .

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Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), however, considers it possible that eruptionespecially in the area between Hagafell And Silingarfella few kilometers northeast of Grindavik.

In recent days, seismic activity has decreased, and uplifts have been recorded in Svartsengi, recalled the organization, which reported a few days ago the discovery of magma in the so-called volcanic dam, about 15 kilometers long, formed by intrusions of volcanic material in a liquid state that slowly solidifies.

The possibility of a volcanic eruption somewhere along the path of magma intrusion remains. It is possible that magma could have originated in the area between Hagafell and Silingarfell. However, as the crust continues to stretch and seismicity decreases, as well as the influx of magma into the intrusion, the likelihood of an imminent eruption decreases over time.

Last week, Icelandic authorities announced they would build 6- to 8-meter-high seawalls around the nearby Svartsengi power station and the Blue Lagoon, a famous geothermal resort in the area that is due to be closed. November 30th.

Iceland is a volcanic island located in the North Atlantic, with a population of about 370 thousand inhabitants and an area of ​​more than 100 thousand square kilometers.

(according to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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