Tourists are fleeing Iceland's world-renowned "Blue Lagoon" geothermal spa following earthquakes that rattled the world.

The spa on the lagoon has been quickly closed on account of issues about a volcanic eruption.

The 'Blue Lagoon' Resort and Spa introduced on its web site: "'Blue Lagoon' has proactively decided to temporarily suspend operations for one week, despite the authorities not altering the current level of uncertainty during this period of seismic activity."

It is scheduled to be closed till November 16.

The announcement alarmed at the least 40 company, who have been noticed getting into taxis and departing from the resort, as reported by the Icelandic newspaper Vikurfrettir.

Over 20,000 tremors have been recognized by the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) since late October, with 1,400 occurring inside the 24-hour interval main as much as noon on Thursday.

This escalated geological exercise prompted the short-term closure of the famend Blue Lagoon as a security measure.

The seismic events are concentrated within the southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula, which had remained dormant for eight centuries previous to a volcanic eruption in 2021.

According to the IMO, molten rock, or magma, is accumulating at a depth of roughly 5 kilometers (three miles) northwest of Thorbjorn mountain.

The Blue Lagoon is well observable from this mountain.

The IMO additionally reported the detection of a 5.0 magnitude earthquake, probably the most vital occasion for the reason that heightened seismic activity commenced. This earthquake occurred shortly after midnight on Thursday within the Fagradalsfjall volcanic space, located roughly 30 kilometers from the capital metropolis of Reykjavik.

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