Comments on: Earthquakes in Norway

By: metúsalem páll sigurbjargarson

metúsalem páll sigurbjargarson — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 01:56:03 +0000

yeah in Iceland 2020 was a 5,6 earthquake that i felt. now in 2021 there was a 5,7 5,4 5,3 5,1 and a 5,0. there were also 50 thousand earthquakes after the 5,7 and thousands of them were felt. now were waiting for a bigger one a 6,5 in the south close to the capital and also waiting on a bigger one in the north that will be most likely a 7,0.

By: david

david — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 02:54:38 +0000

the earths crust is still rebounding upwards after the weight of the ice from the last ice age was removed
that’s why you’re getting these little to medium sized ones in places where there are no known faults in the northern hemisphere

By: Mark william Joseph

Mark william Joseph — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:07:05 +0000

My home, the UK, is quite active for unknown reasons. We get around 300 earthquakes a year.

We get a 5.something every ten years or so. My son was in one in 2008, when I was putting the baby to bed. We get a 6.something every hundred years or so. I am 55 and felt 6 earthquakes here.

The largest earthquakes occur in the English Channel and can technically be up to 7.0 on the Richter scale.

By: Wayne Bernhardson

Wayne Bernhardson — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:57:37 +0000

In Washington State and California, and in Chile, I’ve experienced several major quakes and their aftermaths. In Norway, I would be more concerned because the buildings are not likely to have adequate anti-seismic preparations.

By: John Doe

John Doe — Thu, 28 May 2020 05:42:37 +0000

Lived more or less in Norway for 40 years. I have never even noticed a tremor. The first tremor I experienced was in California, and we were like what the f.. is going on. The locals didn’t even seem to notice it. During a few month stay, it happened several times. Experienced a larger one in Japan and Indonesia, where car alarm went of, and people were scared.

By: Mike Williams

Mike Williams — Fri, 15 May 2020 14:44:40 +0000

There was an earthquake in Stavanger when I was there, probably around 2000/01, it was reported 5.6 on the Richter scale at the time but I can’t recall it causing major issues