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Just after midnight, a powerful storm started near Þorbjörn and Sýlingafell with an earthquake of magnitude 3.9. at 00:02. At 00:13 another earthquake of magnitude 4.2 was recorded and at At 00:46, the largest earthquake measured almost 5.0 in magnitude. About 400 earthquakes have been recorded, of which 18 were over three in magnitude recently at 02:56, 4.3 in size. The earthquakes have been felt in many places in the Southwest corner.
More than 22,800 earthquakes have been recorded in the earthquake series that began on October 25 at Þorbjörn. A total of six earthquakes have been measured above magnitude 4, the largest measured magnitude 4.5 at 8:18 on 25/10. More information about the earthworks in
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The National Police Commissioner in consultation with the police chief in Suðurnesj has declared the level of uncertainty for Civil Defense due to the earthquake.
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Written by geoscientist on duty Nov 09 03:36