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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
March 19, 2024

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Earthquakes rattle Iceland volcano

The Columbian
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LONDON — Earthquakes are rocking Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano, adding to concerns that magma movements may trigger an eruption that could hinder air traffic.

Iceland’s Met Office says two earthquakes measuring more than magnitude 5 shook the volcano under the vast Vatnajokull glacier Wednesday. Some 500 quakes have hit the area since midnight.

Iceland’s aviation alert level remains at orange, the second highest. On Sunday, the Met Office lowered the alert level, saying there was no sign of an imminent eruption at Bardarbunga.

In 2010, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokul volcano erupted and sparked off a week of international aviation chaos.

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