Iceland's meteorological office said on Wednesday (May 29) that a new volcanic eruption has started on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland. It began shortly after authorities evacuated the nearby town of Grindavik.

WATCH: Fresh volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula forces evacuation

Magma might be accumulating again beneath a volcanic hotspot in Iceland after the region witnessed three massive eruptions in the last few months. According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), the magma volume under Svartsengi in the Reykjanes Peninsula is approaching the same height as ahead of the previous eruptions between December 2023 and January 2024.

Another volcanic eruption in Iceland? Warning bells ring as magma starts accumulating beneath hotspot

Thrill-seekers on Monday night (Dec 18), ignoring all danger warnings, reached at the site of a huge volcano eruption in Iceland, where boiling lava spewed into the sky.

Thrill-seekers ignore danger warnings to capture volcano eruption in Iceland. Here’s what happens next

The area surrounding Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, has experienced an extraordinary number of earthquakes in the past 24 hours, raising concerns of an imminent volcanic eruption, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO).

Iceland's capital on alert as 2,200 earthquakes raise concerns of imminent volcanic eruption

After being rocked by thousands of small earthquakes, residents of Iceland may be able to sleep better starting now. The country’s meteorological office on Saturday said that a volcanic eruption has begun in the southwestern region of Iceland, near the capital Reykjavik.

Volcano erupts near Icelandic capital, ending a streak of earthquakes