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Languages: English. Iceland's second-largest volcano may be about to wake up after a near-decade-long slumber following a "swarm" of seismic activity this week. Approximately 130 earthquakes were ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

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The earthquake swarm began in the northwestern region of Iceland's Bárðarbunga volcano at 6:00 a.m. local time Tuesday morning (Jan. 14), with the largest reaching a magnitude of 5.1 at 8:05 a.m ...

One of Iceland's largest volcanoes is on the brink of erupting, experts have warned. Bárðarbunga – the second-largest volcano in the country – has been hit with a swarm of 130 ...

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