Volcano erupts in Iceland, over 4 thousand people are evacuated

Photo from the volcano

A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland after weeks of intense earthquakes.

About 4,000 people were previously evacuated from the fishing town of Grindavik and the nearby Blue Lagoon geothermal spa was closed.

The explosion began north of the city at 10:17 p.m. local time, the Icelandic Met Office said.

The region around the capital Reykjavik has experienced an increase in earthquake activity since late October, reports BBC.

The Met Office said the blast was located about 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east of Grindavik and seismic activity was moving towards the town.

Images and videos posted on social media showed lava erupting from the volcano just an hour after the earthquake struck./CNA

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