Powerful quake at Eldey: Treasures up to 4

Powerful earthquakes have begun at Eldeyjardrang west of Reykjanestá. About eleven larger earthquakes have been detected in the hryvnia, which began at. 13 today.

The first figures indicate that one earthquake is 4.9 in size, but about 70 earthquakes have been detected in the hryvnia, which is 10 km west of Eldey.

Jarthrúður Ósk Jóhannesdóttir, natural specialist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, tells mbl.is that the first big earthquake was in size 3.6, but it was measured at. 13.15 today. Since then, ten more earthquakes have been over 3 in size in the area.

At 14 rode magnitude 4 in the area, but the largest earthquake, according to the original assessment, measured the size 4.9 at. 14.21.

Kristín Elísa Guðmundsdóttir, another naturalist specialist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, says the earthquakes are most likely due to voltage changes

« There is nothing on the deformation meters that indicate a lot to the fact that this is linked to the fire interpreters that have been in the Reykjanes peninsula, » says Kristín Elsa to mbl.is.

« It is most likely that this is out of raft movements, but these earthquakes are in the area where the Eurasia and the North America are moving apart, so we often get earthquakes in this area. »

It is impossible to say whether the top is reached in the quake or how long it could last, says Kristín.

The news has been updated.