Reykjavik, Iceland—A volcano erupted late Wednesday on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, the national weather service said, the seventh since last December.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said in a statement that the eruption took place at the Sundhnuksgigar volcanic fissure, outside the town of Grindavik, at 2314 GMT.
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Live footage showed lava gushing from a long fissure at the scene.
IMO specialist Benedikt Ofeigsson told public radio RAS2 that no infrastructure was currently threatened, but Grindavik—a small fishing town—was being evacuated.
The eruption is the seventh since December and comes after years of increased seismic activity in the region.
Iceland is home to 33 active volcanoes.
