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Evacuations underway in Iceland as possible volcanic eruption looms

Por: Portland Press Herald World November 11, 2023

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People relax in the Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa that’s the most visited attraction in the country, in Grindavik, Iceland in 2016. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post A barrage of hundreds of earthquakes, including two exceeding a magnitude of 5.0 and at least seven topping 4.5, rattled Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on Friday. The seismic swarm suggests the eruption of an area volcano in the hours or day ahead and has prompted the Icelandic... + full article



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