Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Reykjanes
in Iceland

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Reykjanes Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000090
Name: Reykjanes (371020)
Lat/Lon: 63.82 , -22.72
Event Date: 09 Jun 2024 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 30000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 290000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 4
Population Exposure Index PEI: 2
Inserted at: 29 May 2024 19:17 UTC

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Iceland - Volcanic eruption (ECHO 30 May 2024)Thu, 30 May 2024 10:26

  • A new volcanic eruption, characterized by lava flow and explosive activity - steam explosions and tephra- started on 29 May at 12.46 UTC at the Sundhnúkur crater on the Reykjanes Peninsula in south-western Iceland. The lava has flowed mostly to the south and west direction over Grindavík road and Nesvegur road and the main part of the eruptive fissure is about 2.4 km long.
  • According to the Icelandic Civil Protection, people living in the Grindavík town area or nearby have been asked to evacuate, the electricity connections in the town have been interrupted and some roads and parking have been affected by the lava flow.
  • A new risk assessment has been updated by the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) following this recent volcanic event.
Iceland - Volcanic eruption, update (ECHO 10 Jun 2024)Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:16

  • According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), as of 8 June at 16:20 UTC, the lava flows that started on 29 May have continued at Sundhnúksgígaröðin, north of Grindavik, on the Reykjanes Peninsula in south-western Iceland. The lava flow has mainly flowed northwest near Sýlingarfell, north and west towards Grindavíkurvegur.
  • In Grindavíkurvegur the lava flow passes the protective barrier and reaches the road, it is moving slowly but the lava front is about 800 m from the hot water pipelines.
  • The hazard for volcanic unrest is very high in the affected area, the IMO is closely monitoring the situation.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

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Latest media headlines

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L’eruzione rallenta in Islanda: allerta per lo smog vulcanico 5/31/2024 7:23:00 PM.

L’ eruzione vulcanica iniziata intorno a mezzogiorno del 29 maggio in Islanda è stata relativamente stabile nelle ultime 24 ore. Lo rende noto l’Istituto Meteorologico Islandese (IMO) in un aggiornamento sulla situazione della quinta eruzio
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VIDEO Islanda, nuova eruzione vulcanica: muro di lava di 50 metri Evac.. 5/31/2024 7:16:00 PM.

Evacuate le terme Blue Lagoon a Grindavik Prosegue l’eruzione vulcanica nella penisola di Reykjanes , nell’Islanda sudoccidentale, sebbene l’attività, nelle ultime ore, si sia calmata rispetto al giorno prima. L’eruzione di mercoledì 29 mag
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Watch Iceland's Lava Bubble And Spray In Mesmerizing Volcanic Video 5/31/2024 7:15:00 PM.

Footage from the latest eruption shows the lava spreading near the Reykjanes peninsula , the fifth eruption in that area since December. According to the BBC , the small fishing town of Grindavik was evacuated as well as the Blue Lagoon Spa
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (32), (2), INGV (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JSR (1),