Category Archives: News

Earthquake swarm on Reykjanes Ridge on 19th of May, increased volcano monitoring in Iceland and more

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Jón Frímann

I am sorry for lack of blog posts for the past few days, the reasons for this lack of blog post is that it has been quiet in Iceland for past two weeks. Money issues have also been … Continue reading →

Posted in Donations, Earthquakes, Iceland, Monitoring, News, Reykjanes Ridge, Website | Leave a comment

New media hype over Katla volcano

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Jón Frímann

There apparently is a new media hype over Katla volcano in the British press. This time around it is from BBC News. The news in question claims that a eruption in Katla volcano is going to have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Katla / Mýrdalsjökull, News, Volcano | 41 Comments

Website news for December 2011

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Jón Frímann

Here are the website news for December 2011. Name change for the blog in the beginning of January 2012 Since I now cover Spain and Canary Islands. A name change is needed for this blog. That name change … Continue reading →

Posted in Donations, Geophone network, News, Support, Website | 32 Comments

Bogus news story going around about Katla volcano

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Jón Frímann

There is a bogus news story about Katla volcano. The bogus news are that Katla volcano is just few days from erupting. This is wrong. At the moment there are no signs that Katla volcano is about to … Continue reading →

Posted in Iceland, Katla / Mýrdalsjökull, News, Quiet, Volcano | 140 Comments

Website news for November 2011

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Jón Frímann

This is the first official website news for Iceland volcano and earthquake blog for November 2011. The purpose of this web site news is to tell people what is going on with me [Jón Frímann] and this web … Continue reading →

Posted in Donations, News, Support, Website | 403 Comments

New video of Fimmvörðuháls craters and lava fields

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jón Frímann

Rúv News continues to show small bits of the area on Fimmvörðuháls that did erupt last year (2010) with lava fountains and Hawaiian type eruption. It has been over one year since the eruption in Fimmvörðuháls took place. … Continue reading →

Posted in Eyjafjallajökull, Fimmvörðuháls, News, Volcano | 49 Comments

New video of Eyjafjallajökull volcano crater

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jón Frímann

Tonight Rúv did show a new video of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano crater area. But the Rúv News team accompanied the scientist up too the top of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in order too view the crater that is there, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Eyjafjallajökull, Monitoring, News, Video, Volcano | 40 Comments

How to get Icelandic media in a case of a eruption in Iceland

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Jón Frímann

When a eruption starts in Iceland. All media in Iceland covers it. Both in there news web sites and on the radio stations on the internet that publish information in english and other languages if needed. Here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Icelandic Media, Monitoring, News, Pictures, Video, Volcano News | 2 Comments

Update on the crack in Þingvellir (Thingvellir), Almannagjá fissure

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Jón Frímann

Tonight Rúv did have a news about the fissure that did open up in Þingvellir (Thingvellir) few weeks ago. Now scientists have started to explore this new fissure. So far they have measured that it is about 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthquakes, Fissures, News, Thingvellir | 2 Comments

UK government failed preparing for a volcano ash threat from Iceland

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Jón Frímann

According to a news article in The Independent today. It appears that UK government was unprepared for a volcano eruption in Iceland that could send ash cloud in the direction of UK. Like that did happen in Eyjafjallajökull … Continue reading →

Posted in Eyjafjallajökull, News, Volcano | 43 Comments