Volcanic eruptions are not uncommon in Iceland, but the volcanoes on the Reykjanes Peninsula had been dormant for about 800 years until 2021.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption began just before 8:00 a.m. local time Sunday about a half mile from the town of Grindavík after a series of intense earthquakes.

Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, averages an eruption every four to five years. The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the ...

Iceland’s Met Office has said magmatic gas has been detected at a borehole in Svartsengi, signalling an imminent eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano over the coming days, with the town of ...

Thursday’s eruption took place some way from Grindavik and was unlikely to pose a direct threat to the town, Icelandic geophysicist Ari Trausti Gudmundsson told Reuters.

Icelandic volcano eruption sends lava flowing in visual spectacle The eruption, the sixth on the Reykjanes Peninsula since December, created a glow but did not pose a threat to residents.

Iceland is facing events that its 360,000 residents "have not experienced before, at least not since the eruption in Vestmannaeyjar," the country's Civil Protection Agency said on Friday ...

A volcano is southwest Iceland is expected to erupt in the next few days, the Icelandic Meteorological Office has warned. Hundreds of small earthquakes have been rattling the Reykjanes Peninsula ...

As Iceland waits for a possible volcanic eruption, the more than 3,000 residents of a small fishing town that was evacuated on Saturday are slowly gathering some of their personal possessions with ...

A volcano erupted around 20 miles from Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, sending lava spewing into the air. The country’s meteorological agency said the eruption began on Monday afternoon in an ...

The new volcanic eruption in Iceland is relatively small, subtle, and non-threatening for an eruption. It's a thrill to watch, both online and in person.