Volcanic Iceland: Earthquake with magnitude M 5,2 in Þorbjörn mountain (Fagradalsfjall mountain)!!!p1492

Live view is amazing right now

https://twitter.com/_/status/1373691110971826181

Going on


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Looking at the live cam now - looks like it escalating, really spewing lava

Watched this last night. Such a miracle! Still watching.

This is what the earth is about. Not about us.

Cheers!

It has spewing lava for days now...

CHAPTER 2.0 COMES ON PAGE 1500...UH.

Amazing pics

https://twitter.com/_/status/1373753748992974851

Do you always think in chapters?

WOW WOW WOW

https://twitter.com/_/status/1373749852023193601

Last Edited by Urður on 03/21/2021 06:15 PM

NO..ALSO, PAGE NUMB-UH'S, PARAGRAPHS, SENTANCES....VOLUMES,
SEQUELS, PRE-QUELS...FORWARDS, AFTERWARDS, PROLOGUES, AMATEUR-LOGS..

Then you must love to watch an eruption of a volcano...

It was 800 years ago! How do we know that?

Historical accounts by people living at and around Reykjanes.

Reykjanes peninsula doesn't have a central volcano but6 6 different volcanic systems spread alongside the Atlantic ridge that is rifting apart across the peninsula.

All the other systems erupted 800-1200 years ago.
This particular system called Fagradalsfjall hasn't erupted for about 6000 years.

YAH..ESP. THAT LATEST CHAPTER. HA HA.

Sounds like Volcano Doom!

Volcano tourism :)

https://twitter.com/_/status/1374490044367466500

SUPER FUCKIN FREAKY!

Let's hope know one falls and rolls down the hill.. but that looks insane..

If it erupts this long what will it do to the earth? Mini Ice Age?

Nah..this type of lava isn't as rich on gases more mature lava so any problems will mostly be locally I would think.

Yeah..my thought exactly, especially with all the busloads travelling there each day. Amazingly no one has gotten hurt by lava as of now.

It's a 2-3 hour walk from the road but it's the most popular activity amongst people in the capital at the moment.

Urder, I have a question you may be able to help me with. When a smaller volcano erupts in a region like this with other volcano's, does this keep the others around it from erupting for years or is it still possible for them to erupt soon after. Thank you

It is indeed very likely that other systems on the Peninsula can activate at any time. That is the nature of the eruptive cycle that happens there. Every cycle tends to last up to 400 years with multiple intermittent eruptions.

In fact activation of 2 other systems has already been observed since this cycle of activity started around 15 years ago.

The first one was that magma buildup around Þorbjörn close to Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon just west of this eruption.(Svartsengi volcanic system)

Later last year a magma buildup was also witnessed at Krýsuvík just east of this eruption. (Krýsuvík volcanic system).

On those 2 occations magma simply failed to reach the surface and solidified in the crust.

So we are most likely in for a long ride of multiple eruptions.

Okay. Thank you..

Thank you Urder for your reply and explanation, much appreciated 😀😁.
So we watch and wait....not much else to do while in lockdown haha..

Thank you Urder for your reply and explanation, much appreciated.😁😁

So we watch and wait....not much else to do while in lockdown haha..

I'm getting back into the volcano/earthquake activity again after taking time out for other projects, seems like I missed out on quite a lot the last couple of years 😥😥