Iceland volcano erupts close to capital after magnitude 5.2 earthquake rocks nation

Iceland has been shaken by a volcanic eruption that occurred simply hours after the nation had recorded a 5.2-magnitude earthquake. 

Drone footage exhibits lava spewing from the crater.  

The eruption is happening on the Reykjanes Peninsula, positioned some 30 kilometres away from Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital.

The similar space had been the stage of eruptions additionally in 2021 and 2022. 

The eruption was largely anticipated by professional following days of intense seismic exercise within the space.

Matthew Roberts from the Iceland’s Meteorological Office (IMO) stated: “At the moment, it’s a very small eruption.” 

The nation’s most important airport, Keflavik, is at the moment not affected by the eruption.

The present situation is way completely different to that following the main eruption in 2010 of Eyjafjallajokull.

Then, the massive plumes of ash launched by the volcano for days pressured some 100,000 flights to be cancelled throughout Europe as a consequence of visibility points, affecting greater than 10 million individuals.

Iceland usually experiences volcanic eruptions as it’s house to 30 volcanic programs and greater than 600 sizzling springs.

Its location on the mid-Atlantic ridge the place the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet make the nation one of the geologically lively areas on this planet.

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