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 1000102
Name: Reykjanes (371020)
Lat/Lon: 63.82 , -22.72
Event Date: 21 Nov 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: 21 Nov 2024 06:43 UTC

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Latest media headlines

09:27 Géologie Eruption volcanique en Islande, la septième en un an 11/21/2024 7:42:00 AM.

Un volcan est entré en éruption dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi sur la péninsule de Reykjanes dans le sud-ouest de l''Islande, la septième depuis décembre dernier, ont annoncé les services météorologiques. "Une éruption a débuté à Sundhnúk
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Erutta un vulcano in Islanda, è il settimo in un anno 11/21/2024 7:40:00 AM.

REJKJAVIK, 21 NOV - Un vulcano ha eruttato nella notte tra mercoledì e giovedì sulla penisola di Reykjanes, nel sud-ovest dell''Islanda, ed è il settimo dallo scorso dicembre, secondo quanto hanno annunciato i servizi meteorologici. "Un''er
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Nouvelle éruption volcanique en Islande, la septième en un an 11/21/2024 7:34:00 AM.

Interrogé par le radiodiffuseur public, Benedikt Ófeigsson, spécialiste des mouvements de déformation de la croûte terrestre à l''Office météorologique d''Islande, a indiqué que "le débit est d''environ 1.200 à 1.300 mètres cubes par second
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Islandia sufre la séptima erupción volcánica en el último año en Grínd.. 11/21/2024 7:33:00 AM.

Una erupción volcánica ha comenzado este jueves en la península de Reykjanes suroeste de Islandia ), la séptima en el último año, informó la Oficina Meteorológica de este país nórdico (IMO, por sus siglas en inglés). La erupción es "signif
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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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),