Fearing a significant event, authorities had evacuated the nearly 4,000 inhabitants of the fishing town of Grindavik and closed the Blue Lagoon spa

A volcano in southwest Iceland has erupted after weeks of intense earthquake activity, the country’s Meteorological Office said.

Fearing a significant outbreak on the Reykjanes peninsula, authorities had evacuated the nearly 4,000 inhabitants of the fishing town of Grindavik and closed the nearby Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.

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