The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police, in consultation with the police chief of North Iceland, has decided to cancel uncertainty phase due to the earthquake swarm in Öxarfjörður. This decision is based on the Meteorological Office assessment that this swarm is over.
The level of uncertainty due to earthquakes in Öxarfjörður was declared on March 28, due to the event that began on March 23.
Declaring uncertainty phase means increased monitoring of scenarios that could later threaten health and safety of people, the environment or populated areas. Declaring a level of uncertainty is part of the civil protection system’s procedures to ensure formal communication and information sharing between the respondents and the public.
The process that is initiated because of the state of uncertainty is over, but the Meteorological Office is still monitoring earthquakes in the whole country.
The Civil Protection Department of the National Commissioner of Police encourage people who live in known earthquake areas to consider security in their homes and workplaces. On the website of the Civil Protection Department (www.almannavarnir.is), information on how to reduce risk of damage and / or accidents during an earthquake. See here https://www.almannavarnir.is/natturuva/jardskjalftar/varnir-gegn-jardskjalfta/