Lava continues to flow from Iceland volcano but activity calms significantly

An eruptive fissure spews lava and smoke (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)

Lava is continuing to spurt from a volcano in south-western Iceland but the activity has calmed significantly since it erupted a day earlier.

The eruption on Wednesday was the fifth and most powerful since the volcanic system near Grindavik reawakened in December after 800 years, gushing record levels of lava as its fissure grew to 2.1 miles in length.