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Our live blog closes, as does the eruption

Another eruption unlikely at the northern end of the magma intrusion

Three earthquakes at Reykjanestá: Largest measured at 5.3

Intense seismic activity in Vogar

New cracks in road following earthquakes

Magma could potentially surface closer to Reykjanesbraut

Primarily a dike intrusion

Large earthquake clearly felt in RÚV HQ and beyond

Threatened rescue workers with a shotgun

Minister of Justice condemns threats against rescue workers

Reminder: flights are NOT affected by eruption

No volcanic pollution detected near inhabited areas

Powerful earthquakes and rumbling in Grindavík

Eruption appears to be subsiding

Two-hour-old lava sent for chemical analysis

Fissure appears to have stopped growing

Vísindamaður í Grindavík sýnir fréttamanni tveggja tíma gamalt hraun.

Vísindamaður í Grindavík

Steam near residential house caused by ruptured hot water pipeline

Minister of Justice urges people to follow police instructions and stay away

Hot water pipeline ruptured in Grindavík

Did not wake up to warning sirens

Minister for Infrastructure: Undoubtedly a major blow

Former resident of Efrahópur hopes rebuilding in the town will continue

Magma could flow into fissures beneath Grindavík and surface within the town

One arrested after rescue workers threatened with a gun

Great uncertainty remains, says Magnús Tumi

Lava may be approaching groundwater

One of the worst-case scenarios would be activity moving into town

Blue Lagoon posts closure notice

Grindavík now fully evacuated

Rescue team members in Grindavík threatened with a gun

“We’re getting ready to 'man the boats'”

First fissure has stopped lengthening, second fissure extends toward Grindavík

New images from above eruption

The eruption site as of 11am Tuesday

New fissure lies 500 metres from the town

Lava cooling equipment being moved closer to Grindavík

Deformation decreasing

New fissure opens closer to Grindavík

Myndband tekið úr þyrlu Landhelgisgæslunnar við gosstöðvarnar 1. apríl 2025.

Þyrlumyndband af eldgosi

Video from the Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter

"EVACUATE EVACUATE!"

Call repeated for residents to leave the town

Live cameras on the Reykjanes Peninsula

Eruption fissure at least half a kilometre long and extending in both directions

Civil Defence emergency phase activated and remaining residents urged to leave the town

Eruption has broken through the defensive barrier

Structure safe behind defences for now

Eruption fissure extends nearly to defensive barriers and continues southwards

Started just before 9.45am

An eruption has begun in the Sundhnúkur crater row

Breaking - eruption begins

Emergency responders gather at coordination centre

Police commissioner not aiming to force people to leave

Eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula compared

Magma flow may not lead to eruption

200 earthquakes: one magnitude 4, and felt in the capital area

Helicopter ready to take off

Unsettling to feel earthquakes again

Watch the scene LIVE

Clear signs of activity in both directions - eruption not certain

Considerable likelihood of eruption in similar location to the last one

Water utility well prepared

Flights are not affected

Earthquakes in the town and signs of deformation

Evacuation complete - but eight refuse to leave

The mayor was not in Grindavík

We are currently seeing a "kvikuhlaup" - what is that?

Around 40 occupied houses in Grindavík

Magma has not yet reached the surface

The eruption of 1 April 2025, just after it began

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<ul><li data-block-key="t5boh">A volcanic eruption began just before 9:45 AM.</li><li data-block-key="4ogre">This is the eighth eruption in the Sundhnúkur crater row, and the eleventh since the new eruptive phase began on the Reykjanes peninsula in March 2023.</li><li data-block-key="4hg3o">The evacuation of Grindavík took place earlier today.</li><li data-block-key="euuda">Rescue workers were threatened with a firearm during the evacuation.</li><li data-block-key="2qjij">The fissure runs through the defensive barrier north of Grindavík.</li><li data-block-key="df81u">A new fissure formed even further south, closer to the town itself.</li><li data-block-key="ciie5">According to geophysicists, the eruption has significantly lost intensity.</li></ul>

Eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula