Muire Tiphani

Iceland Volcano Eruption August 2024 Volcano Eruption. Icelandic authorities said friday that a second fissure had formed on the southwestern reykjanes peninsula, but volcanic activity had decreased after lava started. An aerial view of iceland's reykjanes peninsula volcanic eruption as it sees its sixth eruption since december 2023, with lava spewing from a new fissure as seismic activity.

A volcano in western iceland that was once dormant for 800 years has erupted for the seventh time in 2024. The next eruption in sundhnúksgígar could be 30% bigger than the last eruption, which was the largest one so far in this recent round of volcanic activity, rúv reports.