Posted on 02/25/2021 2:21:34 PM PST by amorphous
“Unprecedented,” say experts. Look at the number of earthquakes in the last 48 hours!
Southwestern Iceland was rocked by a series of earthquakes Wednesday. According to geological experts, the epicenter of the main quake was located near Mt. Keilir, roughly 30 km (19 miles) south of the capital Reykjavik.
Experts say shocks from the quake, which registered 5.7 in magnitude, sparked increased volcanic activity, triggering a number of aftershocks registering over 4.0 for hours after the initial quake hit.
“I’ve never experienced or felt so many strong earthquakes in such a short period of time. It’s unusual,” Icelandic Meteorological Office’s (IMO) earthquake hazards coordinator Kristin Jonsdottir told Icelandic public broadcaster RUV.
Experts are used to intense geothermal activity in Iceland but say the amount of rumbling at the moment is unprecedented
Though the region has yet to experience eruptions as a result of the increased activity, the IMO nevertheless raised aviation warnings from green to yellow over the Krysuvik volcano system.
The last eruption to occur in the area was in the 12th century but more recently, the eruption of Iceland’s more southerly Eyjafjallajokull volcano over six days in 2010 caused massive disruption to international air travel, affecting as many as 10 million travelers.
The Reykjanes peninsula, located on a tectonic fault, has been rocked by numerous earthquakes for more than a year.
https://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/
https://www.dw.com/en/iceland-heavy-earthquakes-trigger-volcanic-activity/a-56681610
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1400025/quake-rocks-reykjavik-raises-icelands-volcano-activity
Thanks to Bill Sellers for these links
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Iceland geology is really interesting. Not only is it a part of the mid-Atlantic spreading center, where the North American tectonic plate is pulling away from the European plate, it also (currently) sits atop a mantle plume, or ‘hot spot’. The two plates, along with the spreading center, are all moving with respect to this hot spot of rising magma.
She is going to blow...
https://watchers.news/2021/02/24/earthquake-swarm-reykjanes-peninsula-iceland-february-2021/
One has to live and work there for 7 years, and speak the language fluently to become a citizen.
There are also state approved names, and Muhammad and DeMarcus aren’t on the list...
The Prime World-Wide CO2 measurement site in HI has to “adjust” their CO2 data when winds bring air from the forests below that are [too] “rich” in O2....
I hope not. Brooke Shields was hot.
Islantic chicks are hot?
Who knew?
We'll warm back up in about 100k years, tho. So there's that. ;)
Love that movie! Seen it about a dozen times... :)
Yup !
Don't screw with Mother Nature (!), she can be a nasty Beeootch !
No way to talk about our esteemed VP.
I suspect that you can say killer,if you use a Mexican accent.
Fek that. I'm outta here.
This is where I diverge from prevailing convection theory. IMO, up-welling is caused primarily by tidal forces forcing up magma which seeks the least dense (density is a factor of heat, of course) pathway.
I believe "tidal force" is one of the main heat sources, if not the main heat source within the earth, besides residual.
My thinking is tidal forces inside the earth heat the interior, and it builds up over millennials (approximately 100 millennials) until the earth's crust can no longer contain it.
This is why Icelanders have the greenland fermented shark to eat. Just before it erupts you eat some and you will wish you were dead.
I am NOT Icelandic.
:)
Yes they are!
No Sushi for me!
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