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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 ...
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
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.
The eruption began at 2023 GMT and the fissure was estimated to be about 2. COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December, the country's ...
Iceland is accustomed to volcanic eruption and is home to 33 active volcanoes, reported AFP. Reykjanes peninsula itself has seen three eruptions since 2021, one each year – in March 2021, August ...
Residents of a town in Iceland evacuated their homes after a state of emergency was declared over a looming volcanic eruption. A sharp rise in seismic activity prompted authorities to vacate the ...
1 August – Halla Tómasdóttir is inaugurated as President of Iceland. [8] 22 August – 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions: An eruption is recorded from a new fissure in the Reykjanes volcanic system. [9] 25 August – A foreign tourist is killed and two others are reported missing after an ice cave collapses at the Breiðamerkurjökull ...
The exact location for an eruption has been revealed by the Icelandic Met Office, which says it “is still considered likely”.. There were around 300 earthquakes detected in the region around ...