Earthquake Swarm off Grímsey Island
More than 400 minor earthquakes have been recorded off Grímsey Island in the last two days, with shakes felt in Akureyri. Known as a ‘swarm’, the eart...
Icelandic government to replace all island windows free of charge
It has been decided that nearly all the glass in house windows on Grímsey island will be replaced at the cost of the Icelandic state. Furthermore it i...
Drilling for clear gold at the Arctic Circle
Drillers drilling for hot water on the northern Icelandic island of Grimsey (the only part of Iceland to cross the Arctic Circle) have now reached a d...
Hundreds of tremors hit north Iceland
Over 700 small earthquakes have been measured off the north Icelandic coast, reports the Icelandic Meteorological Office. The tremors hit in an area w...