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.

More than 130 earthquakes were recorded on Tuesday at the massive Bardarbunga volcano, raising concerns about a potential eruption, according to Iceland's Meteorological Office. However, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Tourists and residents have been evacuated as a volcano erupted in south-west Iceland, threatening a ... long. Multiple earthquakes have occurred in the volcanic area throughout the day.

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

Picture: Icelandic Department of Civil Protection ... separates the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates and causes earthquakes and eruptions.

Molten lava is seen coming out of a fissure on the Sundhnuksgigar Crater Row on the outskirts of the fishing village Grindavik in southwest Iceland, on April 1, 2025. 31,170 people played the ...