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Seismic Roundup: Roughly 50/50 Chance Of Volcano, Most Icelanders Not Worried

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake took place in Bárðarbunga just after midnight last night, Fréttablaðið reported this morning. Several smaller aftershocks…