Picture: Public Safety/Björn Oddsson

Iceland (20.11.24): An eruption began between Stóra-Scógfell and Sýlingarfell (Reykjanes) at 11:14 p.m. The first signs of magma flow were seen on the gauges around 10:30 p.m. The length of the fissure is estimated at 3 km and its southern end is at Sýlingarfell. It’s the 10th eruption in three years. The eruption seems to have reached its peak.

Sundhnúkur is a volcanic hill, within its associated Sundhnúksgígar crater row and volcanic fissures in the Svartsengi volcanic system, part of the Reykjanes Peninsula rift zone of Iceland. It is the location of the 2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions.

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