A fissure stretches across a road in the town of Grindavik, Iceland Monday Nov. 13, 2023 following seismic activity. Residents of Grindavik, a town in southwestern Iceland, have been briefly allowed to return to their homes on Monday after being told to evacuate on Saturday after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gunnarsson)
Iceland Volcano
( Grindavik, Iceland) — Iceland is bracing for a major volcanic eruption. All 38-hundred residents have been forced to evacuate from the small town of Grindavik after a huge crack in the Earth began to spread last week. The seismic activity triggered hundreds of earthquakes and tremors in the region. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said there is a “significant likelihood” that an eruption will occur somewhere along the 9-mile magma tunnel, with the “prime location” an area north of Grindavik near the Hagafell mountain. Grindavik residents are being allowed to return for five minutes each to rescue valuable possessions and pets.
