Seismic activity had intensified overnight and residents of Grindavik were evacuated at about 3am (0300 GMT) on Sunday, the Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported.
“A crack has opened up on both sides of the dikes that have begun to be built north of Grindavik,” the MetOffice wrote.
Live images showed jets of glowing orange lava spewing up against the dark winter sky.
Grindavik, a small fishing village of about 4,000 people, was evacuated as a precaution on 11 November.
Since then, residents have been allowed to return for brief periods, before an evacuation was again ordered overnight.
Iceland is home to 33 active volcano systems, the highest number in Europe.
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Seismic activity had intensified overnight and residents of Grindavik were evacuated at about 3am (0300 GMT) on Sunday, the Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported.
“A crack has opened up on both sides of the dikes that have begun to be built north of Grindavik,” the MetOffice wrote.
Live images showed jets of glowing orange lava spewing up against the dark winter sky.
Grindavik, a small fishing village of about 4,000 people, was evacuated as a precaution on 11 November.
Since then, residents have been allowed to return for brief periods, before an evacuation was again ordered overnight.
Iceland is home to 33 active volcano systems, the highest number in Europe.
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