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Iceland's northernmost point trembles: Hundreds of tremors in submarine rift valley in past 48 h


A beautiful small island, Grímsey is home to the northernmost settlement in Iceland. Photo/Visit Akureyri.

Inhabitants of Grímsey island, Iceland's northernmost point and most remote settlement are beginning to get concerned over the intense earthquake swarms which has been shaking the island since early this week. The seismic monitoring system of the Icelandic Meteorological Office has detected nearly 600 tremors in the past 48 hours. The latest swarm began late afternoon yesterday and shows no sign of dying down. The small island has seen repeated earthquake swarms since late January.

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