Not impacting air travel at this time
Here above is footage from a helicopter ride over the volcanic eruption site.
No ash has been detected in the new volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, and there is therefore no impact on air traffic at this time, according to information from Isavia.
“People are meeting and reviewing this better. The next steps are to review the contingency plan. Now people are just coming to the house,” says the information officer of Isavia.
The fissure 200 m long
The eruption fissure at Litli-Hrútur is thought to be about 200 meters long, and plumes of magma can be seen rising from it. Met Office scientists are in the area for the observations.
This was announced on the Facebook page of the Icelandic Met Office. It says the eruption started around 16:40.
“The Icelandic Met Office was aware of a tremor at a quake station at Fagradalsfjall at 14 and began observing it, comparing it to a quake at the same station at the beginning of the eruptions in 2021 and 2022. The eruption is occurring in a small hollow just north of Litli-Hrútur and is sweeping from it to the northwest. The fissure is estimated to be about 200 meters long and plumes of magma can be seen rising from it. The National Weather Service scientists are in the area for the measurements.
The march to the eruption is long and the landscape is challenging, so we encourage people to wait in case of a shortage and follow the instructions of the Civil Protection Agency,” the Met Office’s entry reads.
Update:
The fissure is now thought to be a kilometer's long, or 900 meters according to the latest information from geophysicists at the University of Iceland.
