A volcano erupted in southern Iceland, near the town of Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon spa, marking the region's seventh eruption in a year.

Iceland's seismic monitors say the eruption created a fissure around 3 kilometers, but they estimated the eruption was considerably smaller than the previous eruption in August.

A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted on Wednesday night, becoming the seventh such event in the area since December.