“This phenomenon may play out with small quakes or a single, slightly stronger one, followed by gradual subsidence,” said Mayor Nikos Zorzos, adding he was cautiously optimistic after speaking to seismologists who described the swarm as a series of tremors of similar magnitude occurring in clusters.

Thousands of residents and seasonal workers have left the Cycladic Islands as quakes up to magnitude 5 have been recorded in the volcanic region since Friday. Ferry and commercial flight operators have added services to accommodate departures. More Greek islands closed schools Tuesday.

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The new fissure opened up near Sundhnuksgigar on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fifth eruption in the area since December.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said the fissure was longer than 2.5km (1.5 miles) and was continuing to grow.

Footage from the site shows a wall of molten rock shooting up to a height of 50m, and huge plumes of ash covering most of the sky.

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c844em2ey7eo

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A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula of south-west Iceland after weeks of intense earthquake activity.

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At least 2,300 people were killed after a 7.8 magnitude pre-dawn earthquake rocked the border of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling thousands of buildings and leaving hundreds of people trapped under rubble.

The quake, which was centered on Turkey’s southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, could be felt as far away as Cairo and Beirut, as powerful aftershocks continued to rattle the region.

The U.S. Geological Survey measured the 7.8 magnitude quake at a depth of 17.9 km, or about 11 miles, at 4:17 a.m. local time.

The Associated Press described the moment it struck.

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The strongest earthquake was 3.3 in magnitude.

Earthquakes have been frequent in this area recently, but the latest reports happened in mid-March.

The quake that began yesterday originated west of the Blue Lagoon and considerably west of the eruption site at Fagradalsfjall.

See the Icelandic Met Office website for detailed information on earthquake location and magnitude in Iceland during the last 48 hours.

There is as yet no signs that a volcanic eruption is imminent.

Source: https://grapevine.is/news/2022/04/05/180-earthquakes-detected-near-grindavik/

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Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as it lies near the junction of two tectonic plates. It does not issue tsunami warnings unless a quake registers at more than magnitude 7.0.

The US Geological Survey initially estimated the 1:41am (1741 GMT Tuesday) quake to be magnitude 6.9, but downgraded it to 6.6 before finally assessing it back up to 6.7.

It also revised the depth from an initial 10 kilometres (six miles) to 24km.

The quake hit off Taiwan’s east coast — near the island’s scenic tourist city Hualien — but was felt over much of the island.

Government-issued alerts sent people’s cell phones blaring, and social media lit up with people posting their reactions on being woken up.

“The chandelier on my ceiling shook for more than three minutes and didn’t stop,” local reporter Chao Li wrote on Facebook.

“It’s shaking so much, it scares people to death,” he said in an accompanying video.

An AFP reporter also felt their building in Taipei’s Zhongshan district shake a few minutes just after 1:41am.

Local media on Wednesday ran footage from grocery stores that showed items flying off the shelves when the quake hit.

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Source: https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2022/03/23/6-7-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-taiwan

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The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that also caused nuclear plant meltdowns.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no longer a tsunami threat though the Japan Meteorological Agency kept its low risk advisory in place. NHK national television said tsunami waves of 8 inches already reached shore in one area.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where the cooling systems failed after the 2011 disaster, said workers found no abnormalities at the site, which was in the process of being decommissioned.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters that there were also no abnormalities at two other nuclear power plants in the area.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake hit at 11:36 p.m. at a depth of 36 miles below the sea.

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force said it dispatched fighter jets from the Hyakuri base in Ibaraki prefecture, just south of Fukushima, for information gathering and damage assessment.

NHK said there were reports of fire, damage to buildings and falling rocks in Iitate town in Fukushima. There was no word on any casualties.

More than 2 million homes were without electricity in the Tokyo region serviced by TEPCO due to the quake, the utility said on its website. The quake shook large parts of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, where buildings swayed violently.

East Japan Railway Co. said most of its train services were suspended for safety checks.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that the government was assessing the extent of damage and promised to do its utmost for rescue and relief operations.

“Please first take action to save your life,” Kishida tweeted.

Matsuno said there were a number of emergency calls and local authorities were scrambling to assess damage.

“We are doing our utmost in rescue operations and putting people’s lives first,” he said.

He urged residents in the affected areas to use extra caution for possible major aftershocks for about a week.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/16/1086939902/japan-earthquake-fukushima

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The earthquake was at a depth of 14.5 km, the USGS said.

Source: https://thehimalayantimes.com/world/magnitude-62-earthquake-strikes-pangai-tonga-usgs

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After repeated flare-ups, the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano finally erupted in the early hours of Saturday, 15 January.

The underwater blast lasted eight minutes, sending ash 60,000 feet into the sky in a 5km plume.

The impact was felt as far away as Peru, with ‘violent’ waves reaching 6,200 miles across the Pacific, spilling thousands of oil barrels into Peruvian waters.

Just 64km south of the volcano, the small Pacific Island country of Tonga was slammed by a tsunami wave of 1.2 metres.

The impact immediately severed communication lines, cutting off the islands from the rest of the world.

As a result, the true extent of the damage remains unknown. But overhead images show the islands blanketed in layers of volcanic ash. In coastal areas, trees were ripped down by the waves and buildings torn apart.

Early reports from the Tongan government say that 84% of the population has been directly affected and 99% of people have been impacted in some way.

Two islands have been evacuated due to the total destruction of all homes.

It has been reported that five people have lost their lives.

An unfolding situation: ‘Devastation in Tonga could be immense’
So far, dust and ash has hampered relief efforts.

But the Red Cross and International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) have been working round the clock to reach people, since the volcanic eruption.

Staff and volunteers have been travelling across the 36 islands, alongside authorities, to provide humanitarian aid to those worst affected. Katie Greenwood, IFRC’s Pacific Head of Delegation, says:

From what little updates we have, the scale of the devastation could be immense – especially for outer lying islands. But local Red Cross teams are well place to respond quickly to emergencies like this.

“Trained Tonga Red Cross teams will be on the ground supporting evacuations in coordination with public authorities, providing first aid if needed, and distributing prepositioned relief supplies.”

Although the picture is still unclear, there are fears that communities may not have access to safe and clean drinking water due to pollution from the ashfall and salt water from the Tsunami.

Shelter is also a concern, particularly for those communities near the coastline.

“The Red Cross currently has enough relief supplies in the country to support 1,200 households with essential items such as tarpaulins, blankets, kitchen sets, shelter tool kits and hygiene kits,” Katie continues.

“Red Cross societies and the IFRC will be on-hand to replenish supplies where needed.

“We are determined to provide the extra resources and support they may need in the face of such a devastating disaster,” Katie said.

Finding family and friends in Tonga
With communication lines down, people around the world have been unable to check on the welfare of family and friends in Tonga.

“One of the other priorities for the Tonga Red Cross will be to work with our Movement partner, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to restore family links,” Katie says.

“This will help people from all over the world try and find out if their family and friends in Tonga are safe and well.”

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Source: https://www.redcross.org.uk/stories/disasters-and-emergencies/world/tonga-one-of-the-worst-pacific-volcanic-eruptions-in-years

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