A Volcanic Eruption is Imminent in Iceland; Evacuations Underway, Eruption Could Begin in Hours

A volcanic eruption appears imminent in Iceland within 6 kilometers of the town of Grindavik. There are even possible signs that an at depth body of magma might now partially exist underneath the town. As a result, a volcanic eruption and potentially a major disaster could begin in as little as a few hours, to as much as a few days. While there is still a chance that a volcanic eruption won’t occur, the entire town of Grindavik was evacuated. This video discusses what a hypothetical eruption might look like, and where lava flows from such an eruption might move towards. Iceland road closures: Iceland volcano alert levels: Note: This video’s thumbnail image shows what a volcanic eruption of the Reykjanes volcano might look like. It does not show the current state of the Reykjanes volcano, at least at the time this video was uploaded. Note: There is still a chance that Reykjanes does not erupt. In my opinion, I believe the odds of an eruption occurring in the next 2 weeks (by November 24th 2023) is 75%. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: ) (YouTube membership: ) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: ) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: ) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under “fair use“. If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at tccatron@ and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video’s thumbnail image: CC BY 4.0: Sources/Citations: [1] / Iceland Met Office [2] Source of Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) methodology and criteria: Newhall, C. G., and Self, S. (1982), The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism, J. Geophys. Res., 87(C2), 1231–1238, doi: Accessed / Read by on Oct 5th, 2022 [3] Halldórsson, S.A., Marshall, E.W., Caracciolo, A. et al. Rapid shifting of a deep magmatic source at Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland. Nature 609, 529–534 (2022). , CC BY 4.0. This derivative image is also licensed under CC BY 4.0. 0:00 An Imminent Volcanic Eruption 0:35 Blue Lagoon Barrier 1:32 Migrating Earthquakes 2:12 Grindavik Evacuated 2:34 Potential Lava Flow Paths 3:36 Potential Eruption Size