A fine of ISK 100,000 (USD 795; EUR 650) may now be issued to travelers who fail to present a certificate upon arrival in Iceland, showing negative results of a PCR test.

Two tremors in excess of magnitude 3 hit Southwest Iceland overnight.

The largest in a series of earthquakes to hit Reykjanes, Southwest Iceland, this morning was widely felt.

“The earthquake was very powerful.”

A series of earthquakes hit Reykjavík and vicinity shortly after 10 am, the largest one of magnitude 5.7.

New disease prevention rules took effect in Iceland at midnight.

Of the 706 passengers who arrived in Iceland over the weekend, 58 failed to bring along a certificate, showing negative results of a PCR test for COVID-19, a valid certificate of vaccination for the disease, or proof of prior infection.

The fuchsia-colored office building that used to house the headquarters of WOW Air has just been demolished.

A new consulting office for immigrants, New in Iceland opened at Laugavegur 116 earlier this month.

Nine individuals are in police custody in connection with the murder of an Albanian citizen in his 30s, shot to death in front of his home on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, February 13.

Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has received a memo from Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason, suggesting some easing of domestic COVID-19 restrictions in Iceland.

There are plans to install a floating nest or platform in Vantsdalsvatn lake.

The City of Reykjavík plans to build a pedestrian and bicycle bridge, connecting Viðey island to Gufunes point, Reykjavík, by the year 2030.

Stricter disease prevention rules took effect at Icelandic borders at midnight.

The family of Icelandic mountaineer John Snorri Sigurjónsson posted a statement on Facebook yesterday afternoon.

Iceland is among Europe’s safest countries, according to Numbeo’s 2021 Crime Index.

Mountaineers John Snorri Sigurjónsson, from Iceland, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, from Pakistan, and Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto, from Chile, who have been missing on K2 since February 5, are believed to have died on the mountain.

The police investigation of Saturday’s fatal shooting on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, is proceeding well.

About 100 residents of 46 houses in Seyðisfjörður, the East Fjords, had to evacuate their homes last night, due to a risk of landslides.

An Icelandic man in his 40s has been remanded in custody until Tuesday, February 23.