A volcano, located just 40 kilometers from Iceland’s capital Reykavík, has suddenly burst. Red lava flowed from it, causing the sky to turn red (Iceland Volcano About to Erupt). The night time picture of the volcano has also been revealed. This volcano, present in the Reknaeus Peninsula, was calm for the last 800 years.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, which monitors seismic activity, tweeted, ‘Volcano Activity Now’ erupted in Fagradalsfjall. Due to this the red colored lava has started flowing but the chances of loss are less. The event is on Friday night at 08:45.
The glow of the lava of the volcano can also be seen from a distance of 32 kilometers. Although this place is far from the residential area. The nearest road to it is also 2.5 meters away. In such a situation, there is no problem of evacuating the area. Volcanoes have not erupted in Reckenius Peninsula for 781 years.
Several earthquake tremors were felt here recently, after which the possibility of eruption of volcano was intensified. However, seismic activity ceased before the explosion (Iceland Volcano Eruption 2021). But still this incident happened, which is quite surprising.
Over the past few weeks, monitoring of this area had increased as there was an earthquake on February 24 near Mount Kilir on the outskirts of Reykjavik. The intensity of which was measured 5.7 (Iceland Volcano Alert). Many such tremors were felt even after this earthquake. Now lava is flowing from two sides due to volcanic eruption.
As a precaution, people have been advised to keep the windows and doors of their houses closed. So that they do not get any harm due to the gas flowing in the air. Talking of volcanoes in Iceland, more than 30 volcanoes are active here at this time (Iceland Volcano Active) and these include extinct volcanoes.
In the zone where Iceland comes, the two continent plates move away from each other. On one side is the North American Plate, which draws America away from Europe. So on the other side there is the Eurasian Plate, which pulls in the other direction. There was an explosion in Laki here in the year 1784, which led to a drought. The volcano erupted in 2010 as well, disrupting air traffic in Europe.
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