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The 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions (Icelandic: Eldgosin við Sundhnúksgíga 2023–2024) are an ongoing series of volcanic eruptions in the Reykjanes Peninsula, near the town of Grindavík, Iceland. As of 12 December 2024, there have been seven eruptions between December 2023 and December 2024, following an intense series of earthquakes in ...
An Icelandic Civil Defence official told the public broadcaster RÚV that the eruption had happened quickly and appeared to be "quite a large event". [11] The eruption was described as the largest in the area since the beginning of activity in 2021, [ 8 ] and was visible as far away as the capital Reykjavík , 42 km (26 mi) away.
Here’s a map showing the area the Icelandic Met Office predict the eruption will be, between Hagafell and Sýlingarfell. Grindavik residents still face the unknown Wednesday 29 November 2023 06: ...
The southern tip of the EVZ propagating rift is an off rift region called the South Iceland volcanic zone (SIVZ), that often has more evolved magma and thus explosive eruptions. [68] North of Iceland, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is called Kolbeinsey Ridge (KR) and is connected to the NVZ via the Tjörnes fracture zone (TFZ).
Iceland volcano eruption warning forces residents in Grindavik to evacuate. ... Iceland Met Office updates danger zone in new map. Tuesday 21 November 2023 05:00, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar.
Iceland is experiencing a seismic swarm as 1,485 earthquakes have hit the country in just 48 hours prompting fears of a volcanic eruption.. Most tremours have been felt in the Reykjanes peninsula ...
Iceland experiences frequent volcanic activity, due to its location both on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary, and being over a hotspot.Nearly thirty volcanoes are known to have erupted in the Holocene epoch; these include Eldgjá, source of the largest lava eruption in human history.
This is an incomplete list of volcanic eruptions in Iceland. Please see External links below for databases of Icelandic eruptions which include over 530 events. For latest information about the current/ongoing series of eruptions near Grindavik on the Reykjanes peninsula - See 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions