A volcanic fissure has opened up near the town of Grindavík on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula following a significant uptick in earthquake activity. Images show lava breaching the town's defensive ...

This is just the latest in a series of eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula, which has experienced repeated volcanic activity since 2021.

On Tuesday, lava gushed out of an approximately 0.7-mile-long fissure not far from the village of Grindavík. The village and the Blue Lagoon thermal spa had previously been evacuated due to ...

Credit: Icelandic Meteorological Office A volcanic fissure has opened up near the town of Grindavík on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula following a significant uptick in earthquake activity.

The earthquake swarm began at 6:30 a.m. local time on the Sundhnúks Crater Row, Iceland's Meteorological Office said.

The outbreak penetrated protective barriers close to the Grindavík fishing town, triggering an evacuation of those residents who had returned following previous eruptions, although most houses ...

The eruption began Tuesday morning, sending lava fountains into the air and opening a 1.2km fissure near Grindavík and the famous Blue Lagoon. While most people left, a small number reportedly refused ...

A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula in south-west Iceland after a nearby town and the Blue Lagoon spa, a popular tourist destination, were evacuated.

Iceland’s Meteorological Office reported that the eruption began at approximately 9:45 AM local time, just north of Grindavík. Authorities evacuated around 40 homes ahead of the eruption, as well as ...

"The fissure is now about 500 meters (yards) long and has reached through the protective barrier north of Grindavík,'' Iceland's Met Office said in a statement. "The fissure continues to grow ...

Iceland’s Blue Lagoon has been shut and tourists evacuated due to the latest volcanic eruption in the south-west of the country. Protective barriers around the nearby town of Grindavik were breached, ...