November 2023 – Icelandic police evacuate Grindavik, a fishing town in the southwest of the island, after growing legal concerns about a possible volcanic eruption, prompting civil protection authorities to declare a state of emergency in the area. Authorities also raised the weather alert to orange, indicating an increased risk of a volcanic eruption.

The enforcement decision was made after recent seismic activity in the area in early November moved southward toward the city and monitoring revealed that a magma corridor now extends beneath the city. The city, with a population of 3,400, is located on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 50 kilometers southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. the video higher.