Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 20, 2023 12:07 am

(UPDATE) REYKJAVIK: A volcano in Iceland was still erupting on Tuesday hours after geysers of molten lava shot into the night sky after weeks of intense seismic activity southwest of Reykjavik.

The eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula began on Monday at about 10:17 p.m. (local time) after an earthquake swarm, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said, referring to a series of small shakes.

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