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Eruption Alert Level Increased As Magma Accumulation Reaches 11 Million Cubic Metres
Magma under Svartsengi reached 11 million cubic meters on Sunday, September 28. This means that the volume of magma has now reached the level that erupted in the same area during the last eruption. The likelihood of a new eruption increases with…
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Magma Build-Up At Svartsengi Could Trigger New Eruption
An eruption could begin at Svartsengi before the end of the month, the Icelandic Met Office warns. Magma accumulation beneath the area is now estimated at eight to nine million cubic metres, and activity is expected once the volume approaches 11 million.…
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Volcanic Activity Significantly Reduced Overnight
There has been a significant decrease in volcanic activity along the Sundhnúkur crater row, though it is still too early to say whether the eruption is nearing its end, reports RÚV. Overnight, the eruption’s intensity dropped notably, with activity now confined to…
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A Nuclear Summer Vacation Eruption
Alþingi goes on break, finally The most discussed parliamentary bill in the history of Iceland, a legislation on fisheries resource rents, was finalised on July 14 after a formal vote brought about by what has been called “the nuclear option”, that is…
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Eruption Has Begun On Reykjanes Peninsula
An eruption began on the Sundhnúkur crater row on the Reykjanes Peninsula shortly before 4:00 this morning, reports RÚV. The eruption is not considered to pose a threat to Grindavík or local infrastructure. The eruption followed an earthquake swarm and magma intrusion…
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Search And Rescue Members Threatened During Grindavík Evacuation
During the evacuation of Grindavík moments before the latest volcanic eruption, search and rescue members were threatened at gunpoint, RÚV reports. The rescue team members were facilitating the town’s evacuation when they were confronted by a man refusing to leave. The inhabitant…
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Eruption Has Begun North Of Grindavík, Now Within Protective Barriers
Update, 13:30: Met Office geophysicist Benedikt Ófeigsson told the national broadcaster it is a possibility magma could flow through the cracks that have formed beneath Grindavík and erupt within the town. “There is very little flow on the southernmost crack and it…
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Larger Eruption Expected With Short Notice
According to an interview with geophysicist Freysteinn Sigmundsson on RÚV, there is increasing uncertainty about the warning time for the next eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption could happen at any time. Freysteinn specifically points to the Sundhnúkur crater row, where…
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Eruption Expected Within Three Days
An eruption on the Sundhnúkur crater row could begin within three days, according to a volcanologist, reports RÚV. Volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson believes the earthquake swarm that started near Reykjanestá (the uttermost tip of Reykjanes Peninsula) yesterday is related to magma accumulation. Around…
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Risk Of Eruption Could Last A Month Or More
There is no sign of land uplift and magma accumulation under Svartsengi slowing down, reports Vísir. According to the report puplished by the Icelandic Met Office severe weather in the coming days may affect measurement sensitivity. Seismic activity in the area remains…
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Powerful Earthquake Swarm In Bárðarbunga, Scientists Are Cautious
The Civil Protection Department has declared an uncertainty level due to a powerful earthquake swarm that began in Bárðarbunga shortly after 6:00 on January 14, reports RÚV. The swarm subsided by nine o’clock, but another could occur in the coming hours or…
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Blue Lagoon Opens New Parking Lot
A newly constructed parking lot within the protective barriers at the Blue Lagoon opened on December 15, following the volcanic eruption in the area in November, reports Vísir. Helga Árnadóttir, Director of Sales, Operations and Service at the Blue Lagoon, highlighted that…
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Eruption Officially Declared Over
The volcanic eruption east of Stóra-Skógfell, which began on November 20, has officially ended, reports Vísir. A drone operated by Civil Protection revealed no signs of volcanic activity in the area. The eruption lasted for 18 days, making it one of the…
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Lava Cooling Completed, Gas Pollution In Grindavík
The lava cooling efforts near Svartsengi have been completed for now, reports RÚV. Firefighters worked eight-hour shifts around the clock for over a week to cool the lava flowing from the eruption that began along the Sundhnúksgígar crater row on November 20.…
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Sundhnúkur Eruption Ongoing
The eruption that began along the Sundhnúkur crater row on the evening of November 20 is still active. The majority of volcanic activity stems from three separate craters. As previously reported, the activity has damaged nearby infrastructure, including the Blue Lagoon parking…
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Eruption Decreases Overnight, Infrastructure Suffers Damage
A new eruption began along the Sundhnúksgígar crater at 23:14 on Wednesday, November 20. The situation on the morning of November 21 is the following, reports RÚV. Lava began flowing over Grindavíkurvegur around 5:00 this morning, causing the road to be closed.…
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Eruption Has Begun Along Sundhnúkur Crater Row
A new eruption began along the Sundhnúksgígar crater row at 23:14 Wednesday. The length of the fissure is currently unknown. This is the seventh eruption along the crater row since December 2023. Increased seismic activity began in the area on the morning…
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Eruption On Reykjanes Peninsula Unlikely In November
Seismic activity, land uplift and magma accumulation are ongoing in and around the Sundhnúkur crater row, but current activity levels suggest an eruption before the end of the month is unlikely, reports RÚV. According to the Icelandic Met Office, seismic activity remains…
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Next Eruption Expected To Be Bigger Than The Last
The next eruption in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row is expected to be 30% bigger than the previous one, according to the Met Office. The last volcanic event in the crater row started on August 22 and ended on September 5. It resulted…
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Volcanic Eruption Has Begun On Reykjanes Peninsula
A new eruption began along the Sundhnúksgígar crater row at 21:26 Thursday. The length of the fissure is currently unknown, but the Icelandic Meteorological Office reports that it is still extending to the north and south. Seismic activity is currently strongest toward…
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Over 450 Earthquakes In One Week, New Eruption Is Expected
Nearly 500 earthquakes have been measured on the Reykjanes Peninsula since Monday, August 5th, reports RÚV. Most of the earthquakes were below magnitude 1, but on Sunday, August 11th there was an earthquake of magnitude 1.7, followed by an earthquake of 1.6…
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Risk Of Another Eruption In Reykjanes Increases
Reports emerged today of an increased likelihood of further volcanic eruption on Reykjanes peninsula. Magma has apparently continued to gather under the Svartsengi region, and the Norwegian Meteorological Agency has issued a new hazard assessment that raises the threat level in the…
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Ground Uplift Recorded At Svartsengi — Once Again
Four days after the latest Reykjanes eruption officially ended, the Icelandic Met Office announced a rapid ground uplift at Svartsengi. The news signals the increased likeliness of another eruption happening in the area in the coming weeks. The most recent eruption was…