The country’s meteorological agency said a volcano has begun to erupt near Iceland’s main airport.
The eruption was near Mount Fagradalsfjall, 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the capital Reykjavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said.
A live video feed from the site shows molten lava and smoke spewing from a fissure in the ground.
The airport remains open and no flights have been disrupted.
It comes after days of small earthquakes in the area.
The eruption near Keflavik Airport, Iceland’s international air traffic hub.
An eruption in the same area last year produced spectacular lava flows over several months.
An eruption in the same area last May produced spectacular lava flows for several months
Iceland, located on a volcanic hotspot in the North Atlantic, has an eruption every four to five years on average.
The biggest disruption occurred in 2010, when the Eyjafjallajokull volcano sent clouds of ash into the atmosphere, making air travel for days between Europe and North America due to concerns that the ash could damage the jet engine.
More than 100,000 flights have been grounded and millions of passengers stranded.
The eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010 sent clouds of ash into the atmosphere, making it possible to travel by air for days between Europe and North America.
But unlike the 2010 eruption, this one is not expected to spew much ash or smoke into the atmosphere.
