The ninth eruption in the Sundhnúksgígaröðin (Sundhnúkur crater row), which began on 16 July, has ended.
Conditions at the eruption site remain life-threatening. Land rise indicates that magma is still flowing beneath Svartsengi.
This is stated in an announcement from the Veðurstofa Íslands (Icelandic Met Office). Although the eruption is over, the area remains extremely dangerous due to fresh and unstable lava and the potential for gas pollution.
The eruption began shortly before 4am on 16 July. It was the twelfth eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula since the eruption sequence began at Fagradalsfjall in March 2021.
A new hazard assessment warns that it is life-threatening to walk on newly cooled lava.
There is also a danger at the lava edges, where thin and fast-moving lava tongues may suddenly flow forward. Gas pollution near the crater can also exceed danger levels.
Land rise has resumed
According to the Met Office, land uplift has resumed, confirming that magma is still accumulating beneath Svartsengi.
If the land continues to rise, it could lead to further magma intrusions and eruptions.
Source: Ruv.is
