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Magma building beneath Iceland may break through the surface in a volcanic eruption, sending lava flows toward the Blue Lagoon, the Svartsengi geothermal power plant and the town of Grindavík.
Iceland awaits a potentially devastating eruption not seen in decades.
Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is now in a new era of volcanic eruptions that will last for up to 500 years, and the building magma beneath Sundhnúkur and Grindavík is part of this millenia-long cycle.
Officials in Iceland have warned that the Fagradalsfjall volcano could erupt within days.
Residents of Grindavik, a fishing town in southwestern Iceland, evacuated their homes after civil defense authorities declared a state of emergency due to increasing concerns about a potential volcanic eruption. Recent seismic activity in the region prompted the evacuation, with monitoring indicating that a magma corridor extends under the town.