Volcanic activity on southwestern Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is declining, prompting civil protection authorities to lower the alert level from "emergency" to "threat," Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported Thursday.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has now updated its guidance on travel to the country. It warned travellers that more eruptions are ‘likely’ and advised them to closely follow local media for any further updates. This is the ninth time the volcano has erupted since December 2023.

A volcanic fissure opened near Grindavik on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of more than 100 residents and tourists amid escalating seismic activity and lava flows. Footage shows lava spurting from a giant fissure on the Sundhnukur crater row,