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A volcano erupted in Iceland near the capital after weeks of seismic activity

 


Lava currents are seen during a volcanic eruption at Vajrad Svial, Reykjanes, Iceland, March 19, 2021 in this still image taken from a video clip made available on social media.

Icelandic Meteorological Office | Via Reuters

The country’s meteorological office said a volcanic eruption began in southwest Iceland near the capital Reykjavik on Friday following thousands of small earthquakes in the area in recent weeks.

The volcanic eruption occurred near Mount Vajrad, Svial, in the Reykjanes peninsula, about 30 km southwest of the capital.

“I can see the glowing red sky from my window,” said Ranvig Gudmundsdottir, a resident of Grindavik, just 8 kilometers from the eruption.

“Everyone here gets in their cars to drive there,” she said.

More than 40,000 earthquakes have occurred in the peninsula in the past four weeks, a massive jump from the 1,000 to 3,000 earthquakes recorded every year since 2014.

Pictures on local media sites showed a bright red sky at night. A photo posted on Twitter by the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) showed smoke rising from streams of incandescent lava.

The International Maritime Organization said the volcanic eruption did not pose any direct threat to Grindavik residents or vital infrastructure.

“I think we can’t hope for anything better than that,” Sara Barsotti, the International Maritime Organization’s volcanic risk coordinator, told Reuters.

The International Maritime Organization said that unlike the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which stopped nearly 900,000 flights and forced hundreds of Icelanders from their homes, it is not expected that much ash or smoke will be emitted into the atmosphere.

Located between the Eurasian tectonic plates and North America, it is among the largest tectonic plates on the planet. Iceland is an earthquake and volcanic spot where the two plates move in opposite directions.

The source of the eruption is a large mass of molten rock known as magma, which made its way to the surface during the past weeks, triggering earthquakes.

However, the number of earthquakes has slowed in recent days, leading geologists to say that a volcanic eruption would be less likely.

The International Maritime Organization said that Keflavik International Airport in Reykjavik has not been closed after the eruption, but that each airline has to decide for itself whether or not to fly.

The International Maritime Organization said that a helicopter with scientific personnel on board was planted to monitor the explosion.

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