While this eruption has not affected the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik or flights arriving and departing from the country’s airports, the Blue Lagoon, which is one of Iceland’s most popular tourist attractions, was evacuated because of the eruption and will remain closed until 3pm on Wednesday April 2 as a precaution.

Iceland’s Meteorological Office reported that the eruption began at approximately 9:45 AM local time, just north of Grindavík. Authorities evacuated around 40 homes ahead of the eruption, as well as tourists from the nearby Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.

A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and a geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions.