A volcano erupted on Wednesday in southwest Iceland, authorities said, with live media images showing it belched smoke and dramatic flows of glowing hot yellow and orange lava, the latest in a series of outbreaks near the capital in recent years.

A volcano erupted on July 16, 2025 in southwest Iceland, emitting smoke and dramatic flows of glowing hot yellow and orange lava.

A volcano erupted in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwest, weather authorities said, the ninth eruption to hit the region since the end of 2023. Live video feeds showed lava spewing out of a fissure in the ground,