Two earthquakes of a 7.0 or greater magnitude have struck within days of each other in Alaska and Japan, prompting worries another big temblor could be on the way. The first quake hit in Alaska on Dec ...

An alert falsely citing a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Iceland, issued by the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), was withdrawn. The actual quake occurred seven hours prior, and no official ...

A false alert was mistakenly issued by the German Research Center for Geosciences regarding a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Iceland, which had actually occurred seven hours earlier. The alert has been ...

A powerful magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 240 km (149 miles) from Reykjavik, in Iceland's Capital Region, on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 29, 2025. The depth of the quake could not be ...

Two earthquakes struck off the Oregon coast on Tuesday, rattling communities along the Pacific Northwest shoreline. The first temblor registered a magnitude of 5.4 and occurred about 100 miles west of ...

Two minor earthquakes in the New York metro area occurred this week. The recent, small earthquakes that rattled the New York metro area serve as a reminder that seismic activity does occur in the ...

A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has prompted the evacuation of residents and the closure of the famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, according to Iceland’s national broadcaster RUV. The ...

A volcanic eruption in Iceland sparked the evacuation of the world-famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa and surrounding areas on Wednesday. What To Know The eruption began around 4 a.m. on the Reykjanes ...

A volcanic eruption has sent lava spewing out of a giant fissure on the Sundhnúkur crater row in Iceland. The fissure opened up on Wednesday (July 16) following a swarm of earthquakes, according to a ...

Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula continues to capture global attention with its dramatic volcanic activity throughout 2025. The latest eruption began on July 16, 2025, at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row, ...

A seismic tomography image of the Iceland Plume, the hot upwelling from the deep mantle that feeds Iceland’s volcanic eruptions. Credit: N. Celli, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Iceland is one ...

The December 18 explosion is the region’s fourth in three years—and has fired out 10 times more lava per second than any of the past three at their peaks. Here's what happens next. Local residents ...