Tourists evacuated as volcano starts erupting in Iceland hols hotspot & red alert issued as magma builds up

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A HUGE volcano is on the brink of erupting with locals and holidaymakers being forced to evacuate after a red alert was signalled.

Molten hot magma has already erupted from Iceland’s Sunddhnúksgígar volcano this morning – as experts warn seismic activity is now underway.

Lava erupting from the Sundhnúkur volcano in Iceland.

Iceland’s Sunddhnúksgígar volcano erupting last year with expert fearing it will erupt again today[/caption]

Aerial view of lava flowing from multiple craters of the Sundhnúkur volcano in Iceland.

Lava spews from multiple craters of the volcano back in June[/caption]

Efforts are already taking place to evacuate Grindavík residents, Visir reports.

The volcano sits just 20 miles south-west of Reykjavik

The volcano sits 20 miles south-west of Reykjavik and has erupted ten times in just three years.

In 2024 alone, it spewed molten lava on seven different occasions and caused havoc for the local villages.

These repeated volcanic eruptions close to Grindavk – a town of 3,800 people – often severely damage homes with many residents forced to relocate for weeks on end.

Iceland, with nearly 400,000 citizens, is located on the fault line between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.

It makes it a seismic hotspot with hot and warm-water springs and dozens of volcanoes.

The biggest eruption in recent years was the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010 – which spewed huge clouds of ash into the sky and disrupted air travel for months.