Mt. Thorbjorn volcano (Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland) activity update: strong earthquake detected since August 2019
Wed, 4 Mar 2020, 08:56 | BY: MARTIN
Earthquakes during the last hours at the Reykjanes peninsula (image: IMO)
The ongoing seismic swarm is decreasing since 15 February. About 750 earthquakes have been detected in the area since then.
IMO warns about CO2 emissions reached hazardous levels and low levels of O2 that were measured at the cave (popular for hikers) in the Eldvörp area on the Reykjanes Peninsula on 20 February.
Source: Icelandic Met Office volcano activity update 4 March 2020
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