After 900 years of silence, volcano erupts in Iceland
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A VOLCANO that spewed glowing red lava near Iceland鈥檚 capital Reykjavik after awakening for the first time in 900 years appeared to be subsiding on Saturday, posing no danger to people, experts said.
Streams of red lava bubbled and flowed out of a fissure in a valley in Geldingadalur, close to Mount Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland.
As the lava flow slowed under rain showers on Saturday, a blue gas plume and a vapor cloud rose from the site, just 40 kilometers from the capital and near a popular tourist destination, the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.
The eruption occurred on Friday around 20:45 GMT, lighting up the night sky with a crimson glow as hundreds of small earthquakes shook the area.
While Iceland鈥檚 Keflavik International Airport and the small fishing port of Grindavik are just a few kilometers away, the zone is uninhabited and the eruption did not present any danger to the public.
鈥淭he eruption is considered small at this stage and the volcanic activity has somewhat decreased since yesterday evening,鈥 the Icelandic Meteorological Office, which monitors seismic activity, said in a statement on Saturday.
The 鈥渆ruptive fissure鈥 was 500 to 700 meters. The lava area was less than one square kilometer, with small lava fountains.
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