Iceland bracing for volcanic eruption after many quakes | News | DW
Iceland bracing for volcanic eruption after many quakes Iceland is readying for a long-dormant volcano to erupt near the fishing town of Grindavik. Tens of thousands of small-to-medium earthquakes in recent weeks, leaving locals sleepless, are thought to be the precursor. Watch video 01:35 Europe opens airspace after ashen disruption Restless, shallow magma under Iceland's tremor-jolted fishing town of Grindavik on Iceland's western Reykjanes peninsula has left residents robbed of sleep in a volcanic zone dormant for the past 800 years. Some have retreated to hotels in the capital Reykjavik, ...