Seismic activity intensified overnight near Grindavík, the fifth eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula in two years

Houses have caught fire in the fishing town of Grindavík in south-west Iceland after a volcano erupted for the second time in less than a month.

Two fissures formed near the town on Sunday after an increase in seismic activity that prompted authorities to evacuate the community the day before.

A first eruption began at 8am when a crack opened in the ground about 450 metres from the town. Protective barriers of earth and rock pushed lava from the first fissure away from the town. However, a second crack then opened around midday on the edge of town, with that lava engulfing the homes.

  • theodewere
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    910 months ago

    Iceland out here like don’t mind the smoke and the noise, we’re just adding on

  • @Breezy
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    -210 months ago

    Im more wondering why anyone would live that close to a valcano, and why would people build a town right next to a valcano.

    • @JASN_DE
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      1010 months ago

      This is Iceland though. Hard to avoid any volcanoes.

      • @Breezy
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        310 months ago

        My bad, I wasnt aware iceland has so many valcanos.

        • k-rad
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          310 months ago

          Volcanoland is what I would have called it