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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.

LONDON (AP) — A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and the Blue Lagoon spa. Flames and smoke shot through the air 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 ...