Icelandic authorities have declared a state of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country’s southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, signalling the increased likelihood of a volcanic eruption in the region.

“The National police chief … declares a state of emergency for civil defence due to the intense earthquake (activity) at Sundhnjukagigar, north of Grindavik,” the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management said in a statement.

“Earthquakes can become larger than those that have occurred and this series of events could lead to an eruption,” the administration warned.

The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) said an eruption could take place “in several days”.

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    8 months ago

    Well, I, for one, hope they catch the bastard threatening them with volcano stuff. Volcanos and their accomplices need to start being held accountable for their crimes against humanity and involuntary sacrifices they are complicit in and linked to

    —Jack McCoy, probably