A volcano erupted in Iceland Monday evening round 10:17 p.m., about two miles from the fishing village of Grindavík. Cameras captured the second the lava broke by the bottom.
Byrjunin á eldgosinu á vefmyndavél RÚV yfir Grindavík
0:13 pic.twitter.com/Jx3icbxuxx
— Birkir (@birkirh) December 18, 2023
Police have declared a state of emergency as lava flowed by the Reykjanes Peninsula, per NBC. Vacationer spots have been closed.
Greater than 3,400 folks in Grindavík had been evacuated final month after a number of earthquakes led to roads cracking and emitting plumes of steam.
Stunning image of the erupting fissure. It appears like the three,5 km fissure is on a northern sloping space thus the lava is flowing in the direction of the north, which is nice information for the folks of Grindavík. #icelandvolcano ?Almannavarnir pic.twitter.com/8HquScvdpn
— Lava Centre (@LavaCentre) December 19, 2023
The lava stream has decreased as of Tuesday morning, however the occasion is ongoing, per authorities.
“It may be over in per week, or it may take fairly a bit longer,” scientist Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson advised Euronews.
Iceland’s foremost worldwide airport, Reykjavík–Keflavík, stays open.
UPDATE: After the Iceland eruption made a daring entrance, the speed has slowed with the best exercise targeted close to the northern finish of the fissure (away from Grindavik), in keeping with @Vedurstofan. HOWEVER, this doesn’t suggest the eruption is over but.https://t.co/yzFNGfSzXT
— Maya Wei-Haas, Ph.D. (@WeiPoints) December 19, 2023
“This isn’t a vacationer attraction and you could watch it from an amazing distance,” Vidir Reynisson, head of Iceland’s Civil Safety and Emergency Administration, advised nationwide broadcaster RUV.
My first close-up pictures of the brand new eruption on Reykjanes Peninsula which started a number of hours in the past (December nineteenth, 2023).
© Hörður Kristleifsson – @h0rdur pic.twitter.com/1Ue3b2B1kO
— Hörður Kristleifsson (@h0rdur) December 19, 2023
