International Desk: About 2,200 earthquakes have been recorded in the area around Iceland’s capital, Reykjavk, in the past 24 hours. Such occurrences indicate volcanic eruptions. The country has Europe’s largest and most active volcanic region. AFP
The Iceland Meteorological Office (IMO) said the tremors started under Mount Fagradalsfjal, which is located on the volcano, around 4 p.m. local time on Tuesday (July 4). Two eruptions have occurred in the last two years on the Reykjanes peninsula, off the southwestern tip of Iceland. About 2,200 earthquakes have been recorded, the IMO said in a statement. Four of these tremors were greater than 4 decibels.
Among these, the largest earthquake was felt in the capital region. In April 2010, the Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted about 150 kilometers east of the south coast of Iceland. As a result, around 1,000 flights were canceled in the country.
The valley of the Fagradalsfjal volcano in Iceland is always crowded with tourists. Eruptive tremors have not been observed near this volcano so far. However, the possibility of this happening here is increasing in the next few days. The North Atlantic island nation stretches across the mid-Atlantic region.
There is a rift in the ocean floor that separates the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. Incidentally, in 2021 and 2022, lava erupted near Mount Fagradalsfjal, 40 kilometers from Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, where millions of visitors flock to glimpse the active volcano.
