(ETH) – Northern Iceland is reportedly experiencing a strong earthquake swarm that has already produced over 1500 quakes. Magnitude 5.4 and 5.7 quakes have rattled towns and villages in the region according to a recent report from Strange Sounds.

Meanwhile, officials are reporting evidence that Grímsvötn volcano is also getting ready for the next eruption further in the south… The report went on to state that Iceland is a highly active region with many volcanoes including Hekla, Eldgjá, Herðubreið, and Eldfell.

The volcanic eruption of Laki in 1783–1784 was reported to have caused a famine that killed nearly a quarter of the island’s population and caused dust clouds and haze to appear over most of Europe and parts of Asia and Africa for several months afterward, and affected climates in other areas.

On the 21st of March in 2010, a volcano in Eyjafjallajökull located in the south of Iceland erupted for the first time since 1821, forcing 600 people to flee their homes with additional eruptions on 14th of April forcing hundreds of people to abandon their homes. The cloud of volcanic ash resulting in this eruption brought major disruption to air travel across Europe.