This is the 'looming' disaster that I'm watching:
Earthquakes Rumble Beneath Icelands Katla Volcano
By Bob Petz
October 18, 2011
Scientists are keeping close watch on Icelands Katla volcano, where a series of recent seismic tremors reaching magnitude 3.9 have raised the possibility that an eruption may be imminent."
Eyjafjallajökull erupting on May 11, 2010.
Photo: Icelandic Met Office, by Sigurlaug Hjaltadóttir.
Both Iceland and the Azores are on the Mid-Atlantic fault..also, the maximum strength of an earthquake is related to the distance that the waves can travel...The MidAtlantic fault lets it run for thousands of miles...I think the theoretical maximum strength is a 10.5....