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Seismic Roundup: Roughly 50/50 Chance Of Volcano, Most Icelanders Not Worried
There have been 14 earthquakes of a magnitude of 3 or greater since midnight last night, at the time of…
RVK Newscast #81: Earthquakes Up To 20,000 & The Comeback Nobody Asked For
We are now at close to 20,000 earthquakes—or even more—but there are still no volcanic eruptions. Scientists are pretty sure…
How to Pronounce Icelandic Volcano: Þráinsskjaldarhraun
If there is something you can rely on in Iceland, it’s that there will eventually be a volcano eruption somewhere—and…
RVK Newscast #80: Interview with Earthquake Hazard Coordinator & Civil Guard
Things got serious yesterday. The Met Office picked up a harmonic tremor pulse midday Wednesday that indicated strongly that there…
Iceland’s Possible Volcano Titled Þráinsskjaldarhraun: A News Anchor’s Nightmare
So you thought Eyjafjallajökull was a hard word to pronounce? Well, if this new eruption does go off—which seems pretty…
Seismic Roundup: Livestream Of Possible Eruption Site, Tremors Continue
In the wake of activity indicative of an impending eruption in Reykjanes, which began yesterday afternoon at around 14:20 Icelandic…
RVK Newscast #79: We’re Next To The Volcano Just Hours Before The Possible Eruption
Today, we went as close as we could to the volcano at Fagradalsfjall, just an hour before the news broke…
Possible Volcanic Eruptions Unlikely To Cause Ash Clouds
by John Pearson
Despite the possibility of volcanic eruptions as part of the current seismic activity in Iceland, there is little threat to…
Earthquake Roundup: Most Likely That Quakes Stop Without Eruption
While Iceland’s current earthquake swarm may lead to an eruption, all available data shows it much more likely that the…
Earthquake Roundup: New Data Raises Concerns Of Eruption, Swarms Continue
New satellite imagery indicates that the ongoing cluster of earthquakes which Iceland has been experiencing could be attributed, in part,…
Hundreds Of Quakes Recorded In Southwest Iceland; No Signs Of Impending Volcanic Eruption
Yesterday’s string of unusual and powerful earthquakes, almost entirely localised in southwest Iceland, continued to give off seismic activity through…
RVK Newscast #77: Big Earthquakes In Grindavík, The Happiest Town In Iceland
Today, the Reykjavík Grapevine Newscast visited the happiest town in Iceland, Grindavík. This morning, there was an unusual amount of…
“Unusual, Very Active” Seismic Activity In Southwest Iceland
A series of still-ongoing earthquakes centered almost entirely in southwest Iceland is prompting experts to warn that we may need…
Students At Landakotsskóli Tell All: It’s Time To Hear What The Children Have To Say
We at the Grapevine have often covered the difficulties of immigrating to Iceland, but we have never asked the children…
Two Earthquakes Recorded In Reykjanes Last Night
Two earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 3 were recorded in Krýsuvík, in Reykjanes, southwest Iceland early this morning, according…
Our Editor-In-Chief’s Most Intriguing Icelandic Albums In 2020
The Icelandic music year was better than we expected at the beginning of the pandemic. Icelandic artists didn’t let it…
The Year’s News In Review: Things Could Certainly Have Been Better
So, how about this year? It wasn’t a very good one, was it? If nothing else, though, it was certainly…
Three Icelandic Christmas Movies To Watch Over The Holidays
Icelandic filmmaking gets better every year. But while most Icelandic filmmakers are fond of dramas, they only occasionally pop out…
Bubble, Bubble, Toil, Trouble…And Eggs: A Day In Hveragerði
by Jess Distill and Catherine Magnúsdóttir
Just 45 kilometres from the capital, beyond an otherworldly lava field landscape and up and down a mountain, lies the…
Food Of Iceland: Hverabrauð – Rye Bread, But Make It Volcanic
What do you do when you’ve tried a food, enjoyed it, but found that it’s not quite Icelandic enough? That’s…
Earthquake in Bárðarbunga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake took place in Bárðarbunga just after midnight last night, Fréttablaðið reported this morning. Several smaller aftershocks…