Iceland Volcano Eruption and Alaska Earthquake: The Suffering Global Village

[Financial News] With over 2000 earthquakes occurring in about three weeks in the Tokara Islands of Japan, increasing anxiety around the globe, another volcanic eruption has occurred in the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland. Additionally, an earthquake in the coastal area of Alaska, USA, has raised further concerns.
According to AFP and DPA news agencies, the Icelandic Meteorological Office announced that a fissure of 700m to 1km had formed on the surface of the Svartsengi crater, leading to the eruption. The fissure expanded to 2.4km by noon that day.
This volcanic eruption in the region is the 9th since the end of 2023 and the 12th since early 2021. The previous eruption occurred in April this year and lasted for several days.
During the volcanic eruption at the end of 2023, approximately 4,000 residents of Grindavík were evacuated. The government purchased most of the houses, and while some residents left the town, a few remained.
Currently, authorities have evacuated about 100 people from the area as a precautionary measure.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) also reported that on the 16th (local time), a 7.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in the sea 967km southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
The epicenter was at 54.55 degrees north latitude and 160.47 degrees west longitude, with a depth of 20km. The earthquake occurred about 87km south of the Sand Point island village in Anchorage.
After the earthquake, a tsunami warning was issued for southern Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula, which was later downgraded to an advisory.
The US National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) stated, "A tsunami has been confirmed, and some impacts are expected."
whywani@fnnews.com Chaewan Hong Reporter