A red alert has been issued for the area near the volcano, which has also experienced hundreds of small earthquakes.

By Alice Scarsi, World News Editor, Emily Wright, World News Reporter

12:43, Tue, Apr 1, 2025 | UPDATED: 12:43, Tue, Apr 1, 2025

The Sundhnukur volcanic fissure

(FILE PIC) The Sundhnukur volcanic fissure has been erupting multiple times over the past years (Image: GETTY)

A volcano south of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, erupted on Tuesday. 

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