Most of Grindavik’s 4,000 residents had evacuated ... Studies had shown magma accumulating underground, prompting warnings of ...

Iceland has seen seven volcanic eruptions in a year near the southwestern fishing village of Grindavik, leading to the evacuation of the town. After the seventh eruption, people were evacuated ...

A volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula erupted on Sunday, spilling molten rock into the town of Grindavik. The local population was evacuated. Defences built after an eruption in December were ...

Scientists in Iceland say there is an increasing likelihood that a volcano, which has erupted several times since the end of ...

An Icelandic peninsula experienced its fourth eruption since December with lava from a new volcanic fissure steadily advancing, though the eruption’s intensity had decreased, authorities said.

In late 2023 and early 2024, new volcanic fissures formed near the fishing town of Grindavik, pumping huge plumes of lava out onto the surface. The resulting eruptions led to the evacuation of ...

Lava from the January 2024 Sundhnúkur eruption at the outskirts of Grindavik town. Photographed in April 2024. Volcanism has been ongoing since 2021 in the Reykjanes Peninsula, which hosts the ...

a lava flow could potentially block land escape routes from Grindavik within about six hours of the eruptions. According to model calculations, magma accumulated underneath the volcano since the ...

And the popular tourist destination Blue Lagoon, near where the seismic and volcanic activity has occurred, has been evacuated several times.