Fagradalsfjall volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): 5th and 6th eruptive fissures opened today

Tue, 13 Apr 2021, 10:20 | BY: MARTIN

New eruptive fissures recorded on live webcam (image: @fencingtobba/twitter)

Another two eruptive fissures opened today, exactly the 5th and 6th in row. The two new vents are located between the first and third, and between the third and fourth eruptive sites, respectively.
Lava spattering started to build new spatter cones and feed lava flows into both valleys as during the previous eruptive phases.

Formation of the new eruptive fissures:

New vents pic.twitter.com/DJ5RKlH2h9
— Rob Askew (@RobAskew2) April 13, 2021

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Sun, 11 Apr 2021, 16:49

Fagradalsfjall volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): 4th eruptive fissure opened

The fourth eruptive fissure captured on live webcam (image: RÚV webcam)

The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) noted that a fourth eruptive fissure opened on 9 April at about 03:00 local time. Located between the second and third eruption site, the new fissure vent started to erupt another basaltic lava flow. Preliminary measurements indicate that the lava flow's discharge rate likely will increase. The all lava flows traveling to Geldingadalir and Meradalir valley. ... Read all

Thu, 8 Apr 2021, 08:37

Fagradalsfjall volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): 3rd eruptive fissure opened yesterday

Aerial view of the all eruption sites (image: IMO)

A third eruptive fissure opened yesterday at midnight. Located between the first and second eruption site, the new fissure vent started to erupt basaltic lava flows traveling mostly into the Geldingadalir valley, but also into the Meradalir valley where a new lava flow field is growing. ... Read all

Mon, 5 Apr 2021, 22:11

New eruptive fissure opens 1 km northeast of current eruption site

The new eruptive fissure that opened today in Iceland (image: Almannavarnir / facebook)

A new eruptive fissure opened today approx. 1 km northeast of the so-far active eruption site. The seismic network detected at 11:37 local time a sharp peak in tremor at 1 km depth, which announced its formation shortly after as magma broke through the surface along a new section further upslope on top of the active magma intrusion underneath. ... Read all

Fri, 2 Apr 2021, 09:51

Fagradalsfjall volcano update: Eruption goes on, filling Geldingadalir valley

View of the eruption in Iceland this morning (image: RUV webcam)

The eruption in Geldingadalir, now soon two weeks old, shows no signs of weakening. Activity has been building a slowly growing cone around the two active vents in the center, which undergoes constant modifications by accumulating spatter and smaller and larger collapses. ... Read all

Fri, 26 Mar 2021, 06:53

As Iceland's eruption goes on, lava might fill the valley and overflow to the next one

View of the ongoing eruption in Iceland this morning (image: RUV webcam)

The eruption is now almost a week old and shows little signs of stopping anytime soon. Activity is now concentrated at two adjacent vents of a growing cone in the central part of the original eruptive fissure. They are filled with spectacularly boiling (degassing) lava that flows away to form thin flows that overlap on a growing lava field, that slowly but surely is filling the Geldingadalur valley. ... Read all

Wed, 24 Mar 2021, 19:01

Reykjanes eruption continues in its fourth day, scientists find evidence of magma came quickly from very deep

Weather conditions can be difficult on Iceland in March - view of the ongoing eruption this afternoon (RUV webcam)

The eruption continues with little changes, but it has provided scientists already with very interesting results that might provide unique insights into a type of eruption that hasn't been observed on Iceland in a long time. ... Read all

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Fagradalsfjall volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): 5th and 6th eruptive fissures opened today

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