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After experiencing 700 earthquakes on Tuesday, Iceland meteorologists said on Wednesday morning the country has experienced another 800 since midnight. The quakes came after researchers detected ...
More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several scenarios being considered, the Icelandic ...
A volcanic eruption south of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik is sending plumes of smoke across a region known for its sweeping lava fields, volcanoes and geothermal activity. The Icelandic ...
She emphasized that the earthquakes are in a “relatively isolated part of Iceland” but said that visitors to the peninsula “might need to adjust their day itinerary.” If an eruption occurs ...
Iceland will "see what the forces of nature have in store,” the president said. A volcano that began erupting on Monday in Iceland continued to spew lava on Tuesday and was accompanied by ...
This weekend, Iceland experienced nearly 2,000 earthquakes within 48 hours. And they've kept coming since then – in swarms. Scientists think all of this seismic activity is indicative of magma ...
Iceland’s national weather service warned of increased seismic activity through the weekend after thousands of earthquakes hit the country this week, as officials prepare for possible ...
A barrage of hundreds of earthquakes, including two exceeding a magnitude of 5.0 and at least seven topping 4.5, rattled Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on Friday. The seismic swarm suggests the ...
After weeks of warnings and earthquake activity, a volcanic eruption began in Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula Monday, spewing lava and smoke and threatening a nearby fishing town. The eruption ...
An "unusually large" ice volcano in Iceland could be about to blow after more than 130 earthquakes hit the region in a ...
Throughout the week, queues of cars were pictured on the road leading to the town, which has been ‘split in two’ by thousands of earthquakes in recent weeks. Iceland’s Civil Defence will ...
A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Monday, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said, after weeks of earthquake swarms led to the evacuation of a nearby fishing town and closure of the ...