After weeks of intense earthquake activity, an evacuated area in Iceland, cleared just weeks before, witnessed hundreds returning on Monday as a volcano erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula.
The Sundhjuka crater’s eruption, illuminating the night sky at 10:17 pm, followed a series of earthquakes in the region.
Video footage captured the dramatic moment, revealing Iceland’s dark night sky bathed in a deep orange hue as molten rock soared into the air.
A sprawling lava fissure, measuring four kilometers and expanding, is cutting through the Reykjanes peninsula in the aftermath of the eruption.
Reports from local media indicate that the fissure is currently a mere 2.5 kilometers north of the town of Grindavík.
The fissure’s increasing size poses a threat to scientific instruments deployed in the rural area to monitor its development, the Daily Mail reported.
The Norwegian Meteorological Agency estimates that the eruption is expelling 100 to 200 cubic meters of lava per second, surpassing the output of previous eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula in recent years.
Despite warnings from Icelandic authorities urging people to stay away for their safety, hundreds have returned to the region.
The government, however, has reassured that the current eruption does not pose an immediate risk to life.
Written by B.C. Begley
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