Iceland’s Magnitude 6.3 Quake On Thursday
May 29, 2008 Earthquake in Iceland at 15:45 PM caught on tape.
A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, injuring at least 15 people as it rocked buildings in the capital, touched off landslides and forced evacuations in outlying towns, officials and local media said.
Government officials reported that 15 to 30 people were injured, none of the seriously, when the quake hit near Selfoss, 30 miles southeast of the capital of Reykjavik. They were taken to a local health center for treatment.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.2 and hit at 3:46 p.m.
Sharp aftershocks were feared over the next few hours in the southwest of the country, and police traveled around the nearby town of Hveragerdi, 28 miles east of Reykjavik, with a bullhorn, advising residents to stay outdoors.
TV station is located in Reykjavik, about 50 km from the center of the quake.
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“50 km from the center of the quake.”
Is that 50 thousand miles?
That’s okay, I have a mile/km converter built around my speedometer. 100k= 62m. So 50k = 31 miles.
May 31st, 2008 at 4:56 pmI saw an interesting study on earthquakes the other day. The scientists were speculating as to whether earthquakes on one part of the globe are precursors to earthquakes or even volcanic activity on the other side of the globe.
In this current round of quakes, we had quakes in New New Madrid, Nevada, California, Alaska, China and now Iceland.
Does that mean the next 6+ quake will be on the east or west coast of the US?
Maybe.
“Earthquakes in diverse places is just the beginning of birth pains”
Nevertheless, it was an interesting study.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:07 pm