Horrifying photos of volcanic eruptions in Iceland

A volcano in Iceland is currently erupting after weeks of earthquakes rocked the area, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said. Grindavik, a small fishing town in the southwest corner of Iceland with a population of about 2,800, was evacuated in November after a 1m-deep sinkhole opened in the town.

Seismic activity began to increase in the area around the Fagradalsfjall volcano on October 25, when more than 1,000 earthquakes north of Grindavik occurred in just a few hours. (Photo: Getty Images).

Two strong earthquakes with magnitudes 3.9 and 4.5 were about 5km deep. Over the next two weeks, seismic activity continued, with hundreds of earthquakes and uplifts recorded each day, indicating that magma was accumulating beneath the ground.

The town of Grindavik is about 1.8 miles from the erupting volcano. (Photo: Getty Images).

Locals could see smoke rising from the eruption north of Grindavik as lava colored the night sky orange. (Photo: Kristin Elisabet Gunnarsdottir/AFP via Getty Images).

The sinkhole in Grindavik town appeared on November 18, 10 days after the town was evacuated. (Photo: Micah Garen/Getty Images).

Experts have warned that the underground magma tunnel between two Icelandic towns could erupt at any time. (Photo: Jeremie Richard/AFP via Getty Images).

Iceland's volcanic activity is generally quite weak compared to the explosive eruptions along the Pacific Ring of Fire. (Photo: Getty Images).

Close-up of cracks and sinkholes that have formed in the Icelandic town of Grindavik. (Photo: KJARTAN TORBJOERNSSON/AFP via Getty Images)