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The event is taking place about four kilometres north-east of Grindavik, a coastal town that was evacuated before a previous eruption on December 18.

The eruption ripped a two-mile-long fissure in the ground at about 6am, sending lava into the air northeast of Mount Sundhnukur, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said.

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Officials said there was no immediate threat to the tiny town of Grindavik - evacuated after a previous eruption - or to a major power plant in the area.

A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the third time since December and sent jets of lava into the sky

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the third time since December on Thursday, sending jets of lava into the sky and triggering the evacuation of the...

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the third time since December on Thursday, sending jets of lava into the sky and triggering the evacuation of the Blue Lagoon spa, one of the island nations biggest tourist attractions

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday for the third time since December, sending jets of lava into the sky, triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa and cutting heat and hot water to thousands of people. The eruption began at about 0600 GMT (1 a.m. EST) along […]

Iceland's Meteorological Office issued new guidance in light of this mornings eruption.

Icelands Met Office says a volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted early Thursday, less than two months after a previous eruption in the area forced the evacuation of the coastal town of Grindavik