Iceland’s National Police Commissioner declared a state of emergency for Civil Defence after 1,485 earthquakes have hit the country in the 48 hours from Friday evening.

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 ...

Thousands of earthquakes recorded over the past few days have led to the pre-emptive closure of the Blue Lagoon, a popular tourist destination in Iceland.

The Blue Lagoon thermal baths – one of Iceland’s main tourist draws – has closed temporarily after increasing seismic activity in the surrounding Reykjanes Peninsula, including thousands of ...

Iceland volcano eruption, earthquakes weaken, but scientists warn of lurking danger Iceland will "see what the forces of nature have in store,” the president said.

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 ...

Iceland volcano erupts for 7th time in a year More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several ...

Almost 100 earthquakes shook Iceland from midnight today, as the country remains apprehensive about an imminent eruption. The strongest earthquake with a magnitude of 3.35 hit Vatnafjoll in South ...

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 ...

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.

After 1,485 earthquakes have rocked the country over the past 48 hours, Iceland residents are bracing themselves for the eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano.