The town is about 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, in an area known broadly as Fagradalsfjall volcano. First there was a series of small earthquakes.

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Many still recall the huge disruptions to international aviation in 2010, when a different Icelandic volcano, the Eyjafjallajokull, spewed giant clouds of ash high into the atmosphere over Europe.

Iceland, home to more than 130 volcanoes, is a hotbed of seismic and volcanic activity. The country sits atop the divide between the diverging Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.