Lava flow towards Grindavíkurvegur Road seems to have stopped
The lava flow towards Grindavíkurvegur Road seems to have stopped. mbl.is/Árni Sæberg
Lava from the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula flows mostly to the northwest and does not seem to be moving quickly. The flow of lava towards Grindavíkurvegur Road seems to have stopped.
This is stated in an announcement from the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
The eruption seems to have stabilized last night and the activity was quite stable throughout the night. It is all north of Mt Stóra Skógfell.
"The activity is confined to two places on the northern fissure that opened last night. Handsome magma plumes are still visible, but based on visual assessment, the plumes seem to have shrunk since last night," says the announcement.
Gas pollution reaches the south
It also says that earthquake activity is minimal, individual earthquakes have been recorded north of Mt Stóra-Skógfell and at Mt Fagradalsfjall. No activity is measured in the south, near Mt Hagafell or the town of Grindavík.
The forecast continues to be northerly, and the weather watch's forecast for gas pollution assumes that it will reach the south over Grindavík.
