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Fagradalsfjall volcano update: lava remains at steady flow rate

Wed, 28 Apr 2021, 08:34 | BY: MARTIN
The graph depicts parameters of the lava flow discharge rate, lava flow area and lava volume of the current eruption site (image: IMO)
The graph depicts parameters of the lava flow discharge rate, lava flow area and lava volume of the current eruption site (image: IMO)
The University of Iceland's Institute of Earth Sciences published the latest lava volume, lava flow area and lava flow discharge rate data of the current eruption site as a flight observation was realized yesterday.
An average lava flow discharge rate at the eruption site over the past 5 days is 6 cubic meters per second, which indicates a steady flow rate. This value is similar to the long-term average (38 days) estimated to be 5.3 cubic m/s.
The lava volume is approximately 18.5 million cubic meters erupted from all vents.
The lava flow area covered 1.13 square km with an average thickness of 16 meters.
Source: Icelandic Met Office volcano activity update 28 April 2021

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Fissure swarm 385 m / 1263 ft
Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, 63.89°N / -22.27°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Fagradalsfjall volcano eruptions:
2023 (10 July - ongoing), 2022 (Aug), 2021
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Typical eruption style
fissure eruptions, lava flows