Iceland declares a state of emergency due to growing concerns about earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Following a series of earthquakes that shook the Reykjanes peninsula in the southwest of the country and sparked concerns about a volcanic eruption there, authorities in Iceland have declared a state of emergency. Two earthquakes were felt early on Friday evening, with the biggest one measuring 5.2 on the IMO's first evaluations. The earthquakes were felt around a significant portion of the southern coast of the country and as far away ...