Maps and drone video show Iceland volcano eruption near Grindavik
The eruption began just before 4 a.m. local time after a swarm of seismic activity according to the Icelandic Meteorological Service, prompting evacuations from the village of Grindavik and local tourist attractions including the popular Blue Lagoon spa.
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The Herald Scotland
17-07-2025
- The Herald Scotland
Maps and drone video show Iceland volcano eruption near Grindavik
Magma is flowing again in the land of ice and fire after an eruption in Iceland's Sundhnuksgigar crater row. This is ninth such event in the area and 12th on the greater Reykjanes Peninsula since the latest volcanic cycle began with the eruption of Fagradalsfjall in 2021, according RUV, Iceland's public broadcasting service. The eruption began just before 4 a.m. local time after a swarm of seismic activity according to the Icelandic Meteorological Service, prompting evacuations from the village of Grindavik and local tourist attractions including the popular Blue Lagoon spa.
The Independent
16-07-2025
- The Independent
Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa
A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of local residents and the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, the national broadcaster RUV reported. The eruption began around 4 a.m. Wednesday following an intense seismic swarm on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of the capital, Reykjavik, Iceland's Met Office said. Some 100 people were evacuated from the town of Grindavik shortly after the seismic activity began. Tourists at a campsite and guests at the Blue Lagoon were forced to quickly pack their bags, RUV reported. Margrét Kristín Pálsdóttir, a local police commissioner, said the evacuation went smoothly and lasted about 90 minutes. 'Of course, people have different opinions on whether the evacuation is necessary, but it is a decision we make and take responsibility for,' she said. Lava from the eruption is flowing southeast from a fissure in the barren landscape that is 700 to 1,000 meters (2,296 to 3,280 feet) wide, but the molten rock isn't threatening any infrastructure, the Met Office said. Grindavik has been repeatedly affected by the activity since November 2023 when a volcano in the area came to life after lying dormant for some 800 years.
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Tourists and residents evacuated as volcano erupts on Iceland, with magma bursting through half-mile-long fissure
Tourists and residents have been evacuated after a volcanic eruption in Iceland opened a half-mile-long fissure, according to the country's meteorological office. Dramatic pictures show smoke and dramatic flows of glowing hot yellow and orange lava coming out of the chasm, the latest in a series of outbreaks near Iceland's capital in recent years. Magma forced through the earth's crust opened a massive fissure of length between 700 m and 1,000 m (0.4 miles and 0.6 miles), Iceland's meteorological office said, with the first signs of the eruption giving scant warning. Public broadcaster RUV said people had been evacuated from the Blue Lagoon, a luxury geothermal spa resort, and the nearby town of Grindavik, citing police. Grindavik, home to nearly 4,000 before an evacuation order in 2023, has stayed mostly deserted since, for fear of the periodic threat from lava flows and related earthquakes. The Reykjanes eruptions have not yet posed a threat to Reykjavik, nor ejected large volumes of ash into the stratosphere, so air traffic has not been disrupted. The North Atlantic nation has experienced a dozen eruptions since geological systems on its Reykjanes peninsula reactivated in 2021. Experts have said the eruptions in the area could recur for decades, or even centuries. The fissure eruptions, as the outbreaks are known, are characterised by lava flows emerging from long cracks, rather than from a central crater.
