A volcano erupted close to Iceland’s capital Reykjavik Monday, the nation’s meteorological workplace mentioned.
“The eruption is taking place in a small depression just north of Litli Hrutur, from which smoke is escaping in a north-westerly direction,” the workplace mentioned.
Footage circulating within the native media exhibits a large cloud of smoke rising from the bottom in addition to a considerable stream of lava.
Thousands of small earthquakes have been recorded within the space within the week main as much as the eruption, signaling that the magma under the bottom was transferring and an eruption was imminent.
The magma broke via the bottom at round 16:40 GMT, just some kilometers from two earlier eruptions within the final two years.
The first was on March 19, 2021, within the Geldingadalur Valley and lasted six months and the second occurred on Aug. 3, 2022, within the Meradalir valley, lasting three weeks.
Prior to the 2021 eruption, the area had remained dormant for eight centuries, however volcanologists imagine the brand new cycle of elevated exercise might final a number of years.
The effusive eruptions on this space to date haven’t been very harmful, nor have they’d any affect on air visitors.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
