Twin earthquakes rattle Iceland's largest volcano
Digital Reporter
Wednesday, August 31, 2016, 10:27 AM - Scientists at the Icelandic Meteorological Office are on alert after two earthquakes rocked the caldera of Katla, the country's largest volcano.
Experts say the volcano located in southern Iceland about 140 km from the capital of Reykjavik, typically erupts once every 50 years. The last major explosion occurred in 1918.
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Two earthquakes measuring magnitude 4.2 and magnitude 4.5 hit the area early Monday, followed by some 20 aftershocks.
"Measurements around Katla are not detecting signs of increased ground deformation or seismic tremor, both of which could be indicators of magma movement," the office said in a statement.
Iceland is no stranger to volcanic activity. In 2010, the country's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted, which grounded thousands of flights across Europe for several days. Meanwhile, the Icelandic Met Office placed the airspace over the Bardabunga volcano on red alert in August 2014 after a small eruption took place. The Baradbunga volcano is the second highest point in the country and is part of a huge complex of volcanoes sitting under Iceland's largest glacier, Vatnajokull.
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SOURCE: CNN | Icelandic Met Office
