Eruption has started in Sundhnúkagígaröðinni in Svartsengi volcano

Yesterday (20-November 2024) at 23:29 or 23:30 UTC an eruption started in Sundhnúkagígaröðinni in Svartsengi volcano. This is the earliest that eruption has started in this location for the last year since this eruption sequence started in Svartsengi volcano. The time between eruption is however among the longest ones or 77 days. The fissure that the eruption is happening in is at current time around 3 km long.

Red dots along the Sundhnúkagígar crater row as it started erupting in Svartsengi volcano.
The earthquake activity in Sundhnúkagígar crater row. Copyright of this image belongs to Icelandic Met Office.
The lava fountains of the eruption as it started at 23:25 UTC in Iceland. Cloud of gas drifts towards south as wind is blowing from the north.
Early in the eruption in Sundhnúkagígaröðinni. Screenshot from Rúv web camera.
The eruption at 00:53 UTC. The lava fountains are lower and the gas cloud is smaller. Lava is seen flowing to the west from the eruption.
The eruption at 00:53 UTC in Sundhnúkagígaröðinni in Svartsengi volcano. Screenshot from Rúv web camera.

The harmonic tremor signal at the start of the eruption was very small. Suggesting that this eruption is not that large. If that holds true, it is possible that this eruption is not going to last that long and might be over by next week at the longest. Only time is going to tell if that happens or not. The main eruption happens in the first 6 to 8 hours.

If needed. I’ll write a new update on what is going on.

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