This Tuesday, 1st April, in the south-west of Iceland, the volcano Sundhnúkagígar erupted, resulting in a massive fissure in the ground. This fissure extends for 1.2km long, near the famous Blue ...

“Icelandic authorities and the public are highly prepared for such events, and Iceland has one of the world’s most effective volcanic preparedness measures.” A volcano near the earthquake site was ...

Foreign Office advice stops well short of advising against travel to Iceland, meaning holiday companies can continue to ...

Tourists and residents have been evacuated as a volcano erupted in south-west Iceland, threatening a town and popular ...

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.

The magma flow began at about 6:30 a.m. local time (1:30 a.m. eastern) accompanied by an intense earthquake swarm similar to previous eruptions, the Icelandic Met Office said. Iceland sits above a ...

A volcanic fissure has opened up near the town of Grindavík on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula following a significant uptick in earthquake activity. Images show lava breaching the town's defensive ...

Lava has begun flowing from a volcano near Iceland's capital, after authorities began evacuating nearby communities. The meteorological office said an eruption is underway after previously warning of ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck Iceland on Tuesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

A warning has been issued to tourists in Iceland as magma accumulates underground near Iceland's capital, Reykjavik. Authorities have issue an alert that a volcanic eruption has started.

“Icelandic authorities and the public are highly prepared for such events, and Iceland has one of the world’s most effective volcanic preparedness measures.” A volcano near the earthquake ...

Multiple earthquakes have occurred in the volcanic ... zone", the region's police commissioner Ulfar Ludviksson told Iceland's RUV broadcaster. But he said individuals staying in "seven or eight ...