REYKJAVIK — A volcano erupted in Iceland
near the capital
Reykjavik on Wednesday, the Icelandic Meteorological Office
(IMO) said as live images on local media showed lava spewing out of a fissure
in the ground.
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The eruption was some 40km from Reykjavik, near the
site of the Mount Fagradalsfjall volcano that erupted for six months in
March–September 2021, mesmerizing tourists and spectators who flocked to the
scene.
“Eruption has started near Fagradalsfjall. Exact
location has yet to be confirmed,” the IMO, which monitors seismic activity,
wrote on Twitter.
It later said the eruption started in the valley of
“Meradalir, about 1.5km north of Stora Hrut”.
While there was no ash plume, the IMO said it was
“possible that pollution can be detected due to the gas release”.
No airline flights were currently affected,
Iceland’s national airport authority told AFP.
Mount Fagradalsfjall belongs to the Krysuvik
volcanic system on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland.
Iceland has 32 volcanic systems currently considered
active, the highest number in
Europe. The country has had an eruption every
five years on average.
The vast island near the Arctic Circle straddles the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a crack on the ocean floor separating the Eurasian and
North American tectonic plates.
The shifting of
these plates is in part responsible for Iceland’s intense volcanic activity.
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