Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.<\/em><\/p>\nThis earthquake swarm is the same one that started on 19-June-2020 and has been ongoing since then. This earthquake swarm has not been as strong as it was in June at the moment. There is a permanent risk of a magnitude Mw7,0 earthquake in this area while the earthquake swarm is ongoing. There are no signs that this earthquake swarm is about to end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
During the night of 8-August-2020 at 03:42 UTC an earthquake with magnitude of Mw4,6 took place in Tj\u00f6rnes Fracture Zone on Flatey – H\u00fasav\u00edk fault. This earthquake was felt and did wake people up from their sleep. A second earthquake with magnitude of Mw3,7 took place at 03:52 UTC. Both earthquakes were felt. No damage … <\/p>\n
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