Reports of ‘unholy sounds’ have come from Iceland, where the country is bracing for a potentially destructive volcano eruption. A long series of 500 earthquakes occurred in the southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula yesterday – a telltale sign of impending volcanic chaos, with Fagradalsfjall
Police evacuated the Icelandic town of Grindavik after seismic activity in the area moved south towards the town, with a corridor of magma, or semi-molten rock, now thought to be extending under the community, Iceland’s Meteorological Office said. The quakes and ground
A volcano near Reykjavik, Iceland is expected to erupt within hours or days, putting the town of Grindavik at risk of heavy damage. The town, home to about 4,000 people, was evacuated in the early hours of Saturday after experts observed that
“At this stage, it is not possible to determine exactly whether and where magma might reach the surface,” the Meteorological Office said. Authorities also raised their aviation alert to orange, indicating an increased risk of a volcanic eruption. Volcanic eruptions pose a
A small island has popped up suddenly off the coast of Japan following the eruption of an undersea volcano. Appearing near the Ogasawara island chain, the island is located around 745 miles south of Tokyo and half a mile off the coast
An underwater volcano erupted off Japan’s coast three weeks ago, giving birth to a new island. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) south of mainland Japan and a kilometer from Iwo Jima (half a mile) off the southern
The last supervolcanic eruption to occur on planet Earth came 27,000 years ago when Stone Age humans were crafting flints and painting caves. Back then, Taupo, located at the centre of New Zealand’s north island, exploded in what was known as the
A New Zealand company which ‘owned’ an active volcano where 22 people were killed during a deadly eruption in 2019 has been found to have breached safety regulations. A court in Auckland found that the management firm failed in duty to ensure
Residents of a European city live in fear of a Supervolcano eruption with earthquakes every day. The powerful earthquake that shook Naples on Monday caused huge damage in the historic city but it also served as a warning that a future quake
Highest volcano in Indonesia erupts raining down rivers of lava The Toba supervolcano eruption occurred some 74,000 years ago at the site of what is today Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia. It was a colossal seismic event, one of the Earth’s largest known