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According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, the fissure's expansion has stopped, and there are no indications that activity will increase again.

The eruption is estimated to be 3 kilometers long. Lava flow is spreading both eastward and westward, with no flow toward Grindavík.

The current eruption is reported to be significantly smaller than the last eruption, which began on August 22. The current lava flow is estimated to be around 1,300 meters per second, compared to approximately 2,500 meters per second during the August eruption.

Geophysics Professor Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, who flew over the eruption site early in the night, stated that this eruption is slightly smaller than the last one and the one that occurred in May.

It is difficult to predict how long the eruption will last, but according to the Icelandic Meteorological Institute Vedurstofa, the eruption peaked shortly before 2:00 AM on Thursday night.

Grindavík Police Chief Ulfar Luoviksson told the state television channel RUV that the town of Grindavík was evacuated due to the eruption. The evacuation will affect approximately 50 to 60 people.

According to RUV, the popular tourist center Blue Lagoon was also evacuated.

Einar Sveinn Jonsson, head of the Grindavík rescue service, stated that the staff at Blue Lagoon has extensive evacuation experience, the process went smoothly, the last staff member left the site, and most guests had already departed.

This is the tenth eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula since 2021 and the seventh to hit Iceland in 2024.