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A high rate of magma is continuing to build at a site underneath the Reykjanes volcano approximately 3.5 kilometers north-northwest of the town of Grindavik. The sheer duration of this volcanic unrest has led some people to speculate that a volcanic eruption is imminent. Yet is this actually the case? This video discusses what we do know about the current volcanic unrest and how it compares to past historical intrusions of molten rock from the same Reykjanes volcano. Note: This video is not trying to imply anything positive or negative about the Blue Lagoon, the Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant, and/or Grindavik. Instead, it is merely attempting to answer a question a member of my audience asked me. A special thanks and also please subscribe to: @JustIcelandic, who graciously allowed me to use his drone footage published in one of his YouTube videos. Video Source 1: Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work “ReykjanesImg3“, is a derivative of a photo (resized, cropped, text overlay, overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo)) from “Moss“, by: David Stanley, davidstanleytravel, 2022, Posted on Flickr, Flickr account link: , Photo link: , CC BY 2.0. “ReykjanesImg3“ is used & licensed under CC BY 2.0 by If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: ) (YouTube membership: ) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: ) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: ) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under “fair use“. If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at tccatron@ and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image: CC BY 2.0: CC BY 4.0: Sources/Citations: [1] / Iceland Met Office. Earthquake numbers each day and locations were sourced from this site. Link: [2] Sigmundsson, F., Parks, M., Hooper, A. et al. Deformation and seismicity decline before the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption. Nature 609, 523–528 (2022). , CC BY 4.0 [3] Parks, M., Vogfjörd, K. S., Sigmundsson, F., Hooper, A., Geirsson, H., Drouin, V., Ófeigsson, B. G., Hreinsdóttir, S., Hjaltadóttir, S., Jónsdóttir, K., Einarsson, P., Barsotti, S., Horálek, J., and Ágústsdóttir, T.: Evolution of deformation and seismicity on the Reykjanes Peninsula, preceding the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-13461, , 2022., CC BY 4.0. 0:00 Is an Eruption Imminent? 0:37 Thermal Signatures 2:34 A Comparison 4:09 Conclusion
