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Disaster Cat
And I guess it just wouldn't be 2020 if good old "Mt. Unpronounceable" didn't start rattling a bit, possibly causing a mid-level quake in Iceland and threatening to erupt again....
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Iceland's capital Reykjavik is rattled by powerful 5.6-magnitude earthquake a week after increased seismic activity was recorded at volcano that erupted in 2011 cancelling hundreds of flights
PUBLISHED: 16:31, 20 October 2020 | UPDATED: 18:02, 20 October 2020
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Iceland's capital Reykjavik has been rattled by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake a week after rumblings were detected at the volcano which grounded 900 flights in 2011.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the quake struck at 1.43pm on Tuesday and was centred near Krysuvik, about 20 miles south of the capital. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir was being interviewed on live television from her home when everything around her started shaking.
'Oh my God there's an earthquake,' she said as she grabbed hold of the desk in front of her and gasped.
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'Well this is Iceland!' The 44-year-old PM said as she laughed off the bang, saying she was 'perfectly fine' and 'the house was still strong.'
Meanwhile, the parliament in Reykjavik was also rocked by the seismic movements, sending an MP addressing the house rushing for cover.
Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, MP for the Pirate Party, scarpered away from the lectern while the Speaker, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, stayed seated behind him.
'Just sit calmly, sit calmly,' the elder statesman is heard telling the MP.
It comes after scientists last week warned that the Grímsvötn volcano was gearing up for another eruption.
The volcano is notorious for spewing a 12 mile ash cloud into the air and causing the cancellation of 900 flights in 2011.
Another Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, erupted in 2010 and this caused far more unrest, grounding around 100,000 flights.
Iceland's capital Reykjavik is rattled by 5.6-magnitude earthquake
Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir was being interviewed on live television from her home when everything around her started shaking after the quake struck close to Reykjavik on Tuesday.
Iceland's capital Reykjavik is rattled by powerful 5.6-magnitude earthquake a week after increased seismic activity was recorded at volcano that erupted in 2011 cancelling hundreds of flights
- Quake struck 1.43pm on Tuesday and centred near Krysuvik, close to Reykjavik
- PM Katrin Jakobsdottir was being interviewed on live television when it struck
- 'Oh my God there's an earthquake,' she gasped as her house shuddered
- Comes after reports of increased seismic activity at notorious volcano last week
PUBLISHED: 16:31, 20 October 2020 | UPDATED: 18:02, 20 October 2020
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Iceland's capital Reykjavik has been rattled by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake a week after rumblings were detected at the volcano which grounded 900 flights in 2011.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the quake struck at 1.43pm on Tuesday and was centred near Krysuvik, about 20 miles south of the capital. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir was being interviewed on live television from her home when everything around her started shaking.
'Oh my God there's an earthquake,' she said as she grabbed hold of the desk in front of her and gasped.
Scroll down for video.
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'Well this is Iceland!' The 44-year-old PM said as she laughed off the bang, saying she was 'perfectly fine' and 'the house was still strong.'
Meanwhile, the parliament in Reykjavik was also rocked by the seismic movements, sending an MP addressing the house rushing for cover.
Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, MP for the Pirate Party, scarpered away from the lectern while the Speaker, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, stayed seated behind him.
'Just sit calmly, sit calmly,' the elder statesman is heard telling the MP.
It comes after scientists last week warned that the Grímsvötn volcano was gearing up for another eruption.
The volcano is notorious for spewing a 12 mile ash cloud into the air and causing the cancellation of 900 flights in 2011.
Another Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, erupted in 2010 and this caused far more unrest, grounding around 100,000 flights.