{"id":14396,"date":"2020-08-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/vidbrogd-vid-jardskjalfta-af-gefnu-tilefni\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:16:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:16:01","slug":"vidbrogd-vid-jardskjalfta-af-gefnu-tilefni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/vidbrogd-vid-jardskjalfta-af-gefnu-tilefni\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake response \u2013 in light of recent events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00f0 gefnu tilefni vill Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6r hvetja Hafnfir\u00f0inga og vini Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 kynna s\u00e9r vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 vi\u00f0 jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lfta. \u00cd lj\u00f3si skj\u00e1lfta s\u00ed\u00f0ustu vikurnar og \u00fe\u00e1 ekki s\u00edst n\u00fa s\u00ed\u00f0ustu vikuna&nbsp; er <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almannavarnir.is\/natturuva\/jardskjalftar\/vidbrogd-vid-jardskjalfta\/\">mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 allir s\u00e9u me\u00f0vita\u00f0ir um r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0<\/a> komi til frekari jar\u00f0hr\u00e6ringa \u00e1 n\u00e6stu d\u00f6gum, vikum, m\u00e1nu\u00f0um e\u00f0a \u00e1rum.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vedur.is\/skjalftar-og-eldgos\/jardskjalftar\">The latest information on the situation can always be found on the Met Office website.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/skjalftar1.jpg\" alt=\"Skjalftar1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 533px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 533\/256;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are indoors when an earthquake starts \u2013 do not run.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay still, many accidents happen when you rush off.<\/li>\n<li>Go under the table or bed and hold on to the table or foot of the bed.<\/li>\n<li>Crouch down in a corner by a load-bearing wall or in a doorway against a load-bearing wall.<\/li>\n<li>Protect your head and face with a pillow - if you wake up during an earthquake<\/li>\n<li>Stay away from windows \u2013 they can break<\/li>\n<li>Let us know you're safe by text when the earthquake is over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>If you are outdoors when you feel an earthquake \u2013 do not run inside<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay outside<\/li>\n<li>Do not be near tall buildings that could collapse or tall trees.<\/li>\n<li>Rockfalls, avalanches and snowslides can fall from slopes and mountainous terrain.<\/li>\n<li>Power lines can be dangerous \u2013 avoid touching them<\/li>\n<li>Try to get to an open area where buildings are not close by.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>If you are driving a car when you feel an earthquake<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Park the car and stop. Roads and bridges can be damaged in an earthquake.<\/li>\n<li>Fasten your seatbelts<\/li>\n<li>Stay still in your car as it can protect you from falling debris during an earthquake \u2013 listen to the radio, as that is usually where the first information about the earthquake comes from.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The aim of civil protection is to tackle risks posed by natural disasters, man-made incidents, epidemics, military action or other causes, which may threaten the lives and health of the public, the environment and\/or property.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almannavarnir.is\/natturuva\/\">Detailed information can be found on the website of the National Police Commissioner \u2013 Civil Contingencies Department.<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00f0 gefnu tilefni vill Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6r hvetja Hafnfir\u00f0inga og vini Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 kynna s\u00e9r vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 vi\u00f0 jar\u00f0skj\u00e1lfta. \u00cd lj\u00f3si skj\u00e1lfta s\u00ed\u00f0ustu vikurnar og \u00fe\u00e1 ekki s\u00edst n\u00fa s\u00ed\u00f0ustu vikuna&nbsp; er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 allir s\u00e9u me\u00f0vita\u00f0ir um r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 komi til frekari jar\u00f0hr\u00e6ringa \u00e1 n\u00e6stu d\u00f6gum, vikum, m\u00e1nu\u00f0um e\u00f0a \u00e1rum.&nbsp; &nbsp; \u00c1 vef Ve\u00f0urstofunnar er \u00e1vallt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14396"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}