A volcanic eruption has resumed on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, located south of the capital, Reykjavik, in the same area as previous episodes.
Late in the evening, intense underground tremors began on the peninsula, followed by an eruption at 11:14 PM. This time, the lava flow is not moving toward the town of Grindavik, which became largely uninhabitable after previous eruptions, forcing many residents to relocate. There is no direct threat to nearby infrastructure. However, due to the new eruption, an evacuation was announced for the Blue Lagoon area.
The fissure releasing the lava stretches up to three kilometers in length. The scale of the eruption is significantly smaller than the previous episode in August. By morning, the intensity had already begun to decrease. This marks the seventh eruption on the peninsula since December 2023, with the last ones occurring in August and June.
The resumption of volcanic activity on the peninsula after an approximately 800-year hiatus has raised questions about the future of Grindavik. The small town, home to 4,000 residents before the eruptions, has suffered from lava flows and seismic activity accompanying the volcanic events.
