This is a short update on the earthquake activity on Reykjanes peninsula. Early magnitude calculation give this earthquake a magnitude of Mw5,6 but this number might change. Large aftershock activity is expected during the next 24 hours.
The earthquake activity on Reykjanes peninsula. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.
A video recording of the earthquake from Alþingi shows the effect of this earthquake.
Jarðskjálfti á Alþingi pic.twitter.com/cnWPtZXHkL
— Andri S. Hilmarsson (@AndriHilmarsson) October 20, 2020
I’ll post more details later today when I have them.