The largest earthquake registered a 5.1 magnitude ... That eruption created Iceland's biggest basalt lava flow in more than 230 years but caused no injuries or damage. Iceland has seen seven ...

An "unusually large" ice volcano in Iceland could be about to blow after more than 130 earthquakes hit the region in a five-hour period, experts say. The earthquake swarm began in the northwestern ...

The Government of Iceland monitors seismic and volcanic ... The area has experienced a series of mini earthquake eruptions too, at around a magnitude of two. The FCDO added holidaymakers journeys ...

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: ...

Earthquake activity was most intense until ... by earthquakes with magnitudes somewhere between five and six. Iceland is a particular hotspot for seismic activity because it sits on a tectonic ...

More information: Adam M. Booth et al, Permafrost and Structural Controls on Holocene Bedrock Landslide Occurrence Around Eyjafjörður, North‐Central Iceland, Journal of Geophysical Research ...

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Huge cracks could be seen on a road in the Icelandic town of Grindavik after it was hit by earthquakes. Thousands of people have been evacuated, as officials fear the multiple tremors may indicate ...