Iceland evacuated people from its famous Blue Lagoon resort on Tuesday morning after the volcanic island's seismologists recorded an "earthquake swarm" which made an eruption of magma "likely".
An official with Iceland's Civil Protection Department told Visir the lagoon had been evacuated and work was underway to evacuate the town of Grindavík.
The earthquake swarm began at 6:30 a.m. local time on the Sundhnúks Crater Row, Iceland's Meteorological Office said.
"The swarm is located between Sýlingarfell and Stóra-Skógfell, in a similar area seen prior to previous eruptions," the office said, adding that it was "followed by a clear change in deformation and pressure changes in boreholes".
"Both independent measurements were a clear sign of the onset of a magma intrusion," the office warned. "No magma has reached the surface as of now, but an eruption is likely to occur."
Jóhanna Malen Skúladóttir, a natural hazards specialist Iceland's Meteorological Office, told Visir they were monitoring the situation and it "looks like an eruption is starting."
"A lot of magma has accumulated in the magma chamber and there is, for example, more seismic activity now than before the last eruption. It could be that she is trying to find a new place to come up," Skúladóttir told the publication.
This is a developing story and more information will be added soon.
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This story was originally published April 1, 2025 at 4:55 AM.