Authorities have evacuated families, hotel guests and tourists from Grindavík, the nearby Blue Lagoon resort, and other surrounding areas as a precaution

Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula experienced its ninth eruption since late 2023 on July 16, 2025, prompting evacuations at the Blue Lagoon and Grindavik. This latest event, deemed relatively small, follows a series of eruptions that began in March 2021 after eight centuries of dormancy.