Iceland on alert over volcanic eruption
800 earthquakes have been felt in the European country Iceland in the last 14 hours. The intensity of the biggest shock was 5.2. According to officials, there is a fear of volcanic eruption due to the activities happening under the earth. Meanwhile, the National Police Chief has declared a state of emergency there.
At the same time, the local authority has expressed fear that earthquakes of higher intensity may occur in Iceland within a few days. According to the island’s Met office, there have been 24 thousand earthquakes since October. Most of the earthquake tremors were felt from 12 to 2 am.
News agency AFP reported on Saturday that local authorities have issued evacuation orders to thousands of people living in the city as a precaution. Iceland has 33 active volcanoes, the most in Europe. Iceland sits atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a rift in the ocean floor. Due to this crack, more earthquakes occur there.
Significantly, between March and June 2010 a series of volcanic events at Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland caused enormous disruption to air travel across Western Europe.
