This colorful satellite picture of Öræfajökull volcano, Southeast Iceland, was taken on Monday.

In the coming years, the City of Reykjavík plans to invest between seven and eight billion of ISK on the renovation on swimming pools, the building of new ones, and on the improvement of facilities for sea swimmers.

The seismic activity that began on the Reykjanesskagi peninsula, Southwest Iceland, Wednesday morning has decreased, although aftershocks are still being registered.

Police estimate that 15 organized crime groups operate in Iceland.

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.