A Volcano In Iceland Has Finally Erupted After Weeks Of Causing Earthquakes And It Looks Unreal
After causing weeks of tremors, the volcano on Reykjanes peninsula finally erupted on Dec. 19.
A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted on Monday Dec. 19 after causing weeks of tremors.
The Iceland meteorological office started to report earthquake activity since October in the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland.
The rise in earthquake activity and the formation of a fissure alerted meteorologist in Iceland to the possibility of a volcanic eruption.
In November, the Grindavík town was evacuated after it experienced about 1,000 earthquakes in 24 hours.
Finally, on December 19 at 10 p.m. local time, livestreams and videos captured the beginning of the eruption with lava gushing through the fissure.
“This is larger than previous eruptions on Reykjanes,” a volcanologist told the New York Times.
The eruption has been classified as a fissure eruption, which means lava comes out of a fissure or opening in the ground and there are no large explosions.
Currently, Iceland’s airport remains open and police officers said the eruption does not pose a big risk to people, since the closest towns were evacuated last month.
However, local police have warned people to stay away from the eruption site until authorities have properly assessed the situation.
With about 130 volcanos, Iceland is no stranger to eruption but most happen in areas without little to no population.
