Icelandic Civil Protection has ordered the evacuation of Grindavík – a town of 3,500 inhabitants on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 60 kilometers from Reykjavik – due to the risk of a volcanic eruption linked to the strong earthquakes recorded yesterday.
The National Weather Service has updated the forecast and no longer excludes the possibility that lava could hit the city in the event of an eruption. Roads in the area were closed to traffic and the Blue Lagoon, a well-known tourist attraction, announced it would remain closed for a week. The US Geophysical Institute (USGS) reports on its website that twelve tremors were recorded yesterday, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 5.9. There are currently no reports of disruptions at Keflavík International Airport, which is located 23 kilometers from the city center.
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