Authorities in Iceland have said that a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula in the southwest of the country has ended after 24 days of activity.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said in a statement that since 22 June “no activity has been seen in the crater”.
Last month, orange lava began to flow from the volcano north of the fishing town of Grindavik.
It had been the fifth eruption in the area in six months, coming almost three weeks after the end of a previous one that had been ongoing since 16 March.
Most of Grindavik’s 4,000 residents had been moved in November, prior to a December eruption.
Lava then flowed into the town’s streets in January, engulfing three homes.
The Reykjanes peninsula had not experienced an eruption for eight centuries until March 2021.
Further eruptions occurred in August 2022, as well as July and December 2023, leading volcanologists to warn a new era of seismic activity had begun in the region.
Iceland is home to 33 active volcano systems, the highest number in Europe.
It straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a crack in the ocean floor separating the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.
