Vulkan in Iceland breaks out for the seventh time within a year

Von WOM

near the Icelandic capital there was a volcanic eruption on Wednesday evening, which has been the seventh of such incidents in the region since December. The volcano is located on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland, and the length of the crack formation is estimated at about 3 kilometers, such as the Icelandic meteorological office reported.

Details on the volcanic eruption

The outbreak started shortly after 11 p.m. local time on Wednesday. An update from the meteorological office three hours later confirmed that the cracking had apparently stopped expanding. On Thursday, aviation was released and from Iceland on the official Tourismus-Website Islands as normal. According to this source, the recent outbreak was significantly smaller than the last on August 22nd when a 4 km long tear opened.

evacuations due to the outbreak

Because of the volcanic activity, a geothermal power plant and the two hotels of the world -famous blue lag were evacuated. The Blue Lagune Environment.

statements by authorities

"The outbreak takes place in the same place as last August. The city of Grindavík is not threatened by lava stream," Snorri Valsson, a spokesman for the Icelandic tourism association, told CNN on Thursday. "That was to be expected. The few people-about 60 people-were evacuated in the city, as did the Svartsengi power plant and the two hotels in the blue lagoon. The blue lagoon was empty at the time of the outbreak, since it started after closing time."

History of volcanic eruptions in Iceland

Since January 2020 there have been a total of 10 outbreaks on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Iceland has a population of almost 400,000 and is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world. It is due to the constantly active geological border between North America and Europe. Last year Iceland experienced more than 1,000 earthquakes within a 24-hour period.