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Small Eruption North of Vatnajökull
Key points:No immediate threat to people or populated areasAirspace and all airports, international and domestic, are open.No volcanic ash has been detected with radar systemsThere are no signs of floodingVolcanic ActivityAn eruption has started North of Vatnajökull Glacier. No volcanic ash has been detected with the radar system at the moment. The wind conditions in the area are wind blowing…
The eruption is over - lasted 3-4 hours
The fissure eruption in Holuhraun lava, north of Vatnajökull glacier, which started at midnight, is already over. The eruption lasted for about three or four hours, according to Páll Einarsson, professor geophysics at the University of Iceland."It was a small eruption and a small sample of the magma that is moving underground reached the surface," says Páll, describing the events of the night as…