Látrabjarg cliffs, the West Fjords – Iceland’s most famous bird cliffs – are now officially protected.

“Volcanic eruptions always fascinate and the excitement increases.”

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 hit the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, this morning.

Twenty passengers and a crew of eight are stranded on the passenger ferry Baldur in Breiðafjörður bay, West Iceland.

An eruption could occur on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, on short notice.

A radar that can detect volcanic product in the atmosphere has been installed by the Icelandic Met Office on Strandarheiði hill, just south of Kúagerði farm on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, in case of an eruption.

The Icelandic Met Office has issued yellow weather alerts for West and North Iceland.

A total of 12,729 vaccinations have been completed in Iceland.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, at 3:14 this morning.

After experiencing more than six weeks of next to no new confirmed domestic COVID-19 cases outside quarantine, it came as quite a shock in Iceland last weekend when two people, who were not in quarantine, tested positive for the disease.

Two domestic cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iceland yesterday, mbl.is reports. The individuals diagnosed were not in quarantine.

Over the weekend, members of the rescue team Þorbjörn from the town of Grindavík, Southwest Iceland, transported a repeater to the area east of Fagradalsfjall mountain.

Seismic activity on the Reykjanes peninsula increased considerably at 5:20 this morning.

The first scheduled Icelandair flight of a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in about two years was from Keflavík International Airport for Copenhagen this morning.

No one tested positive last night in connection with a potential cluster of COVID-19 infections that was feared in Iceland over the weekend.

A new hotel, Blue Hótel Fagrilundur, will rise at Reykholt, in Bláskógabyggð municipality, Southwest Iceland, this summer.

The Icelandic government has approved state funding for the memorial of farmer and merchant Hans Jónatan, believed to have been the first black man to have settled in Iceland.

The COVID-19 situation in Iceland is unique with regard to the 14-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants.

“If an eruption occurs, it would likely mark the beginning of such a [volcanic] period – lasting a few centuries, I believe.”

“We’re trying discern what could happen in this situation, and the possibilities are many.”