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Earthquake in Iceland – scientists talked about the strength of the tremors

In Iceland, there were powerful tremors with a magnitude of 5.5 in 27 km. They were fixed southwest of Reykjavik.

About it informs Altai-Sayan Branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The tremors began on March 14 at 16:15 Kiev time.

The epicenter of the earthquake had coordinates 63.99 degrees north latitude and -22.37 degrees west longitude.

Scientists rated the earthquake as “very strong” by the intensity of the shaking.

The US Geological Survey estimated the magnitude of the earthquake at 5.3 points. They also clarified that before the earthquake there were tremors of magnitude 4.5 about 8-9 km south of the Icelandic capital.

Recall that Etna, the highest volcano in Europe, continues to erupt – new shots of the elements appeared on the network.

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