An eruption opened a 1.7-mile-long fissure in the ground on Monday (June 10), with lava still spewing and flowing south towards the site of the region's last volcanic eruption.
Earth's newest volcano has been born via a brand new volcanic fissure that opened up on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, spewing fountains of molten rock from the ground. The latest eruption occurred on Monday after several days of seismic activity. Scientists have recorded more than 7,000 earthquakes in the region since July 4, the largest of which was a magnitude 4.8 quake, according to a statement from the Icelandic Met Office.
Here we go again!A volcano is erupting for the 3rd year in a row on the Reykjanes Peninsula, near Iceland's capital Reykjavik. Today marks 323 days since the 2022 eruption ended. The interval between the eruptions of 2021 and 2022 was 319 days... #Fagradalsfjall #Keilir pic.twitter.com/ynBRM4ikN7July 10, 2023
On July 7, researchers calculated that 424 million cubic feet of magma — a similar volume as in 2022 and enough to fill 5,000 Olympic-size swimming pools — was brimming less than a mile below the ground surface, fracturing Earth's crust.
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