The Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland recently increased seismic activity, due to fears of an earthquake triggered a volcanic eruption, Iceland declared a state of emergency on November 11 local time.
冰岛西南部的雷克雅内斯半岛近期地震活动增加,由于担心地震引发火山爆发,冰岛于当地时间11月11日宣布进入紧急状态。
Iceland's Civil defense and emergency management department said on the 11th that there was intensive seismic activity in the north of Grindavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula, and the National police chief declared a state of emergency for civil defense. The Icelandic government has warned that the next earthquake could be bigger than the previous one, and that this series of events could lead to an eruption.
冰岛民防和应急管理部门11日表示,雷克雅内斯半岛上的格林达维克北部出现密集地震活动,国家警察署署长宣布民防进入紧急状态。冰岛政府警告,接下来的地震可能比此前更大,这一系列事件可能导致火山喷发。
Volcanic activity has caused residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland to leave their homes.
火山活动导致冰岛西南部一个渔业小镇的居民离开家园。
There's increasing concern about a potential eruption. Civil defense authorities declared a state of emergency.
人们越来越担心火山可能爆发。民防当局宣布进入紧急状态。
The region has been shaken by hundreds of small earthquakes for weeks.
几个星期以来,该地区发生了数百次小地震。
Scientists have been monitoring a buildup of magma some 5 kilometers underground.
科学家们一直在监测地下约5公里处岩浆的积聚。
Since 2021, there have been three volcanic eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The Icelandic Met Office said there was a build-up of magma at a depth of about 5km beneath the Reykjanes peninsula, which could lead to an eruption if it started moving towards the surface and magma could take several days to reach the surface. If cracks appear in the surface where seismic activity is now high, magma could flow southeast and west of the area.
自2021年以来,雷克雅内斯半岛已经发生了三次火山爆发。冰岛气象局称,雷克雅内斯半岛地下约5公里深处有岩浆堆积,如果它开始向地表移动,可能会导致火山喷发,岩浆可能需要几天时间到达地表。如果现在地震活动严重的地方出现地表裂缝,岩浆可能流向该地区的东南和西部。