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A volcano in southwestern Iceland is expected to erupt in the next few days

Hundreds of small earthquakes have been rattling the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland as meteorologists anticipate a volcanic eruption and residents evacuate.

WEKU

Iceland earthquakes: Are flights still running amid fears of volcano eruption?

Despite fears of a volcanic eruption, UK flights are going ahead

The Independent UK

Iceland earthquakes: What are your rights if you are on holiday or are planning to go?

Unless the Foreign Office warns against travel, the assumption is that trips will go ahead as normal

The Independent UK

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Mapped: Iceland earthquake locations revealed as volcano eruption alert issued

Series of earthquakes have hit tourist hotspots prompting the closure of Blue Lagoon geothermic baths

The Independent UK

Iceland earthquake: Town of Grindavik could be obliterated if volcanic eruption strikes

Iceland braces for an imminent volcanic eruption after more than 2,000 earthquakes

The Independent UK

Iceland earthquakes: What are your rights if you are on holiday or are planning to go?

Unless the Foreign Office warns against travel, the assumption is that trips will go ahead as normal

The Independent UK

Mapped: Iceland earthquake locations revealed as volcano eruption alert issued

Series of earthquakes have hit tourist hotspots prompting the closure of Blue Lagoon geothermic baths

The Independent UK

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Iceland earthquakes: What are your rights if you are on holiday or are planning to go?

Unless the Foreign Office warns against travel, the assumption is that trips will go ahead as normal

The Independent UK

Mapped: Iceland earthquake locations revealed as volcano eruption alert issued

Series of earthquakes have hit tourist hotspots prompting the closure of Blue Lagoon geothermic baths

The Independent UK

Iceland earthquakes: Are flights still running amid fears of volcano eruption?

Despite fears of a volcanic eruption, UK flights go ahead

The Independent UK

Iceland volcano - live: Shock images show ground splitting as eruption fears grow

Experts say a nine-mile long river of lava is still active beneath the town of Grindavik

The Independent UK

Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon spa temporarily shuts down over volcanic threat

‘The primary reason for taking these precautionary measures is our unwavering commitment to safety and wellbeing,’ Blue Lagoon says

The Independent UK

Earthquakes in Iceland prompt fears of volcano eruption

Hotel guests flee as strong quake shakes most populous region after land rises 9cm in two weeks

The Independent UK

Iceland's Blue Lagoon spa closes temporarily as earthquakes put area on alert for volcanic eruption

The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions, has closed temporarily as a swarm of earthquakes put the island nation’s most populated region on alert for a possible volcanic eruption

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LiveScience

500-year-old Hebrew note reveals 'lost' earthquake swarm in Italy

A Hebrew note found in the Vatican Library describes a 1446 earthquake swarm previously unknown to seismologists.

The Guardian - UK

Geothermal spa closes in Iceland as guests flee after series of earthquakes

Blue Lagoon resort temporarily shuts as ‘seismic swarm’ prompts fears of volcanic eruption

The Independent UK

Mount St. Helens records more than 400 earthquakes since mid-July, but no signs of imminent eruption

More than 400 earthquakes have been detected beneath Washington’s Mount St. Helens in recent months, though there are no signs of imminent eruption

The Texas Tribune

Another large earthquake shows seismic activity continues to increase in West Texas, experts say

The 5.2 magnitude earthquake is tied for the fourth strongest in Texas history. It occurred in an area where oilfield companies have long been injecting wastewater from fracking underground.

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The Conversation

How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms

As oceans waves rise and fall, they apply forces to the sea floor below and generate seismic waves. These seismic waves are so powerful and widespread that they show up as a steady thrum on seismographs, the same instruments used to monitor and study earthquakes.

The Hindu

Two low-intensity earthquakes recorded in Bidar

Two tremors of low magnitude (1.9 & 2.1 on Richter Scale) recorded in Bidar district, Karnataka. Epicentre 1.7 km NNE of Waddankera village & 1.9 km W of Nimbura village.

The Independent UK

A glance at some of Nepal's deadliest earthquakes

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook northwestern Nepal just before midnight Friday, killing at least 138 people with dozens more injured

The Hindu

Iceland hit by ‘seismic swarm‘ of small earthquakes in volcano warning

Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula has experienced a seismic swarm of over 5,500 small earthquakes, raising the possibility of a volcanic eruption.

WEKU

Quakes killed thousands in Afghanistan. Critics say Taliban relief efforts fall short

A series of devastating quakes has taken thousands of lives and left thousands more homeless. Aid specialists say the Taliban lacks the equipment and experience to help the survivors.

The Hindu

Afghanistan: ‘all four quakes were in the same fault system’

In a short span of about a week, a region about 40 km from Herat, Afghanistan was struck by four shallow focus earthquakes of 6.3 magnitude.

The Independent UK

World Food Program says Afghanistan needs $19m to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan

The United Nations’ World Food Program is appealing for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that has rocked western Afghanistan

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