According to Iceland’s meteorological office, a volcano close to the country’s capital erupted late on Wednesday for the tenth time in three years, releasing smoke and lava fountains. However, neither infrastructure nor air traffic were affected.
With around 400,000 residents, Iceland is a seismic hotspot with dozens of volcanoes, geysers, and warm-water springs due to its location on the fault line between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.
Livestreams from the region on social media revealed luminous hot lava shooting up into the night sky in vivid orange and yellow hues.
Only forty-five minutes before a huge ground crack, now believed to be three kilometers long, was created by magma pushing its way through the earth’s crust, the first indications of an eruption were noted.
