The Reykjanes volcano in southwest Iceland erupted on Monday, spewing lava and smoke into the air, after weeks of intense earthquake activity, the country's Meteorological Office said.

The eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula began at around 10 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET), following an earthquake around an hour earlier, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said in a statement.

Iceland volcano erupts after weeks of preparation 01:44. A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the civil defense to be put ...

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A barrage of hundreds of earthquakes, including two exceeding a magnitude of 5.0 and at least seven topping 4.5, rattled Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on Friday. The seismic swarm suggests the ...

People watch as the night sky is illuminated caused by the eruption of a volcano in Grindavik on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Marco Di Marco/AP "We now wait to see what ...

A volcano in Iceland that has roared back to life after eight centuries of silence has erupted for the seventh time since December, sending molten lava flowing towards the Blue Lagoon spa.

In the case of the Reykjanes Peninsula, the parent Fagradalsfjall volcano had remained quiet for 6,300 years until December 2019. That’s when a swarm of earthquakes, ...

A sudden increase in tremors on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, which connects the island’s capital of Reykjavik to its main international airport at Keflavik, has officials warning of a ...

The eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula began at around 10 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET), following an earthquake around an hour earlier, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said in a statement.

Soar above the dramatic landscapes of the Reykjanes Reykjanes with this breathtaking drone footage. Watch as molten lava flows, volcanic craters, and rugged terrain create a fiery spectacle in one ...