A 6.1 earthquake hit Southern Iceland today. We’ve talked with some of our friends and everyone seems to be fine. Since Iceland is a geologically unstable island, they tend to be more architecturally prepared than we do. Even so, all the residents in Hveragerdi1 and Selfoss were told not to go back into their homes until authorities are sure that they are safe.
Our friend, Daddi, said that he was at the studio packing up for an expo here and that he and Hannis felt it, saw the lights shaking and headed outside. The quake lasted long enough that they got all the way outside before the tremors stopped. He also said that the weather is perfect today, so that most people are just pitching tents outside and planning on camping while things get sorted out. 2
If you click through you can watch footage of the quake from different parts of the country, including parliament. Does business stop? No. I love the Icelandic spirit.
And I’m so grateful that everyone is okay.
- Hveragerdi has the hot river where we spent summer solstice. [↩]
- Given where they live, they don’t have to worry about trees falling on them. [↩]
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Along with you, we are happy to know
that your Icelandic friends are safe!
I’m glad your friends are OK. I’m sure it’s scary to hear about something like that. Good thing you were able to get in touch with them quickly.