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A 5.2-magnitude “earthquake swarm” and lava eruptions closed a popular Icelandic tourist destination and evacuated several communities around the country's Reykjanes Peninsula. The initial earthquake ...
Iceland faces its 11th eruption and yet some people in Grindavík refuse to leave their homes, despite requests from authorities.
Tourists and residents have been evacuated as a volcano erupted in south-west Iceland, threatening a town and popular ...
Foreign Office advice stops well short of advising against travel to Iceland, meaning holiday companies can continue to ...
Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, located on the Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country, has erupted after weeks of earthquake activity. The eruption started on 18 December at 22: ...
Iceland sits on the mid-Atlantic Ridge, a hotspot of geological activity where tectonic plates diverge, making the island nation particularly vulnerable to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Lava bursts through Grindavík's defense barriers as new volcanic eruption begins on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula ...
A town and popular tourist attraction has been evacuated in Iceland after a volcano erupted near the nation’s capital, sending orange flames and smoke in the air.
The latest volcanic eruption on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has rapidly lost intensity, with no visible activity on Wednesday at the fissure south-west of Reykjavik. Only isolated glowing embers are ...
Tuesday's eruption also caused the evacuation of the Blue Lagoon spa, one of the country's top tourist destinations.
(CNN)-- An earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, reportedly causing injuries and damaging roads and buildings. The 6.1 magnitude temblor struck about 3:46 p.m. (11:46 a.m. ET), according ...