Icelandic volcano WARNING: Experts increase alert to YELLOW over ‘quake swarm’ at Katla
SEISMIC activity around one of Iceland’s largest volcanoes has forced the European nation to raise its aviation alert levels.
By SEAN MARTIN
Express.co.uk
Sat, Oct 1, 2016
Iceland’s Met Office has said that two earthquakes, with the biggest measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale, shook the Katla volcano – 140 kilometres from the capital, Reykjavik – in the last few days.
The volcano, located towards the south of the country, has shown “unusually high level of unrest” since Thursday, prompting fears that it could erupt.
The Icelandic Met Office said: “Due to the unusually high level of unrest at the Katla volcano, we raise the aviation colour code from green to yellow.
“An intense seismic swarm is ongoing since … 29 September at Katla volcano. An intense pulse started … at 12:02 (30 September) with several earthquakes around magnitude 3 or larger.”
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