A 5.2-magnitude “earthquake swarm” and lava eruptions closed a popular Icelandic tourist destination and evacuated several communities around the country's Reykjanes Peninsula. The initial earthquake was followed by subsequent quakes of 4.

A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday as tourists at the nearby Blue Lagoon and residents of local communities were evacuated.  Flames and smoke shot through the air as a fissure opened near the town of Grindavík,

A town and popular tourist attraction has been evacuated in Iceland after a volcano erupted near the nation’s capital, sending orange flames and smoke in the air.