The quake shook the south of the country overnight, damaging roads and buildings.

The epicentre of the quake, which measured 6.1 on the Richter scale, was near the town of Selfoss, 30 miles from the capital, Reykjavik.

The Welsh team's hotel is in in Keflavik, around 20 miles from the epicentre, while the media, fans and Football Association of Wales officials stayed in a hotel in Reykjavik following last night's 1-0 win.

Players, officials and journalists all felt the shock waves when the earthquake struck.

FAW spokesman Ceri Stennett explained: "The players had the day off after the match and were at the Blue Lagoon tourist attraction, and they all felt the shocks.

"The manager (John Toshack) was back at the team hotel, and he too experienced the shock waves.

"It was a bit of a drama for a while, but certainly nobody was hurt."

A smaller shock wave of 3.1 had occurred at about 2pm, before the two further shocks.

The main road in the small town of Selfoss, at the centre of the earthquake, was cracked open and the main bank walls were also cracked.

Several members of the Wales party were involved in sight-seeing excursions during the day and many felt the earthquake.

The Wales party fly out to Rotterdam tomorrow for their match with Holland on Sunday.