Iceland Volcano: The 7th Eruption At The Sundhnúkar Crater Row Concludes

Clear Signs of Uplift in the Svartsengi Area

ICELAND MET OFFICE

Updated 9. December at 15:10 UTC

• The last activity in the crater was observed via webcams around 7 a.m. yesterday
• No activity was detected in the crater during today's drone flight
• The eruption lasted for 18 days
• The hazard assessment has been updated
  

The eruption east of Stóra-Skógfell has ended. This was confirmed today during a drone survey conducted by Civil Protection, which observed no eruptive activity in the area. The last glow in the crater was seen on webcams on the morning of December 8. The eruption began in the evening on November 20 and lasted for 18 days, and out of the seven eruptions that have occurred since December 2023 it is the second-largest eruption by area.

A photo of the crater taken around noon today, showing no activity in the crater. (Photo: Björn Oddsson - Civil Protection, National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police).

As previously reported, ground uplift has resumed around Svartsengi and continued over the past few days. This indicates that magma accumulation has begun again in the reservoir beneath Svartsengi.

Displacement at the GPS station HS02, near Svartsengi, since November 11, 2023, in the north, east, and vertical directions (top, middle, bottom). The bottom curve shows uplift in millimeters, with yesterday's measurement (December 8) marked with a green dot. The red lines indicate the timing of the last seven eruptions (December 18, 2023; January 14, February 8, March 16, May 29, August 22, and November 20, 2024). The blue lines represent the timing of magma intrusions that did not result in eruptions (November 10, 2023 and March 2, 2024).

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