AkaSci 🛰️ on Nostr: New volcanic eruptions north of Grindavîk, Iceland. - Started at 8.23pm. local ...
New volcanic eruptions north of Grindavîk, Iceland.
- Started at 8.23pm. local (UTC).
- The fissure is ~3.5 km long.
- Fissure location is similar to Dec 19 eruptions.
- Lava flowing south towards Grindavík at 1 km/h. Also, west towards Grindavíkurvegur and to the east.
- Grindavîk and the Blue Lagoon evacuated.
- The current eruption is the most powerful in the current system so far, according to geophysicists.
News: https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-03-16-volcanic-eruption-on-reykjanes-peninsula-407479
Maps: https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/volcanic-unrest-grindavik
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- Started at 8.23pm. local (UTC).
- The fissure is ~3.5 km long.
- Fissure location is similar to Dec 19 eruptions.
- Lava flowing south towards Grindavík at 1 km/h. Also, west towards Grindavíkurvegur and to the east.
- Grindavîk and the Blue Lagoon evacuated.
- The current eruption is the most powerful in the current system so far, according to geophysicists.
News: https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-03-16-volcanic-eruption-on-reykjanes-peninsula-407479
Maps: https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/volcanic-unrest-grindavik
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