A volcano in Iceland has emerged from its centuries-long slumber with a series of "spectacular" eruptions. The most recent eruption, which peaked Thursday, is the seventh bout of activity the volcano has thrown at southwestern Iceland this year.

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.