Another volcanic eruption in Iceland

Iceland is experiencing its twelfth volcanic eruption in just over four years. On the sparsely populated Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of the capital Reykjavik, the earth opened up again this morning, after a swarm of earthquakes had signaled the impending eruption just hours earlier.

"An eruption has begun," the Icelandic Meteorological Office announced shortly before 4:00 a.m. (local time). Live footage from the radio station RÚV has since shown glowing red lava bubbling from an elongated fissure in the earth. According to the Meteorological Office, this eruption fissure was initially approximately 700 to 1,000 meters long.

Currently no danger to humans

Experts spoke of a favorable eruption site: As of now, there is no danger to people in the nearby fishing village of Grindavík or infrastructure in the region. Nevertheless, according to RÚV, a busy campsite in Grindavík was evacuated as a precaution, as was the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, which is extremely popular among Icelandic vacationers. Once again, no impact on international air traffic from nearby Keflavik Airport was expected.

Volcanic eruptions are no longer uncommon on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The last eruption occurred there in early April, which had been predicted for a long time but then lasted only a few days. The current eruption is the twelfth since spring 2021 and the ninth since the end of 2023. Experts had recently expected the next eruption to occur in the fall.

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