But the eruption, which occurred near Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula, appeared to be subsiding.
A person stands in front of the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday’s eruption in Iceland, March 21, 2021. (Cat Gundry-Beck / Reuters)
A view of the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday’s eruption in Iceland, March 21, 2021. (Cat Gundry-Beck / Reuters)
Onlookers gather at the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday’s eruption in Iceland March 21, 2021. (Cat Gundry-Beck / Reuters)
A police officer stands in front of the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday’s eruption in Iceland, March 21, 2021. (Cat Gundry-Beck / Reuters)
People gather at the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday’s eruption in Iceland, March 21, 2021. (Cat Gundry-Beck / Reuters)
A person looks at the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday’s eruption in Iceland, March 21, 2021. (Cat Gundry-Beck / Reuters)
People gather at the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday’s eruption in Iceland, March 21, 2021. (Cat Gundry-Beck / Reuters)
The Icelandic Meteorological Office which had classified the eruption as small, said on Sunday the lava fountain activity was low and mapping of the lava flow was in progress.
They also said no volcanic ash had been detected but that high level of volcanic gases had been measured close to the eruption site.
Scores of people descended on the area around 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of the capital to study, film or just enjoy the natural phenomenon — or in the case of a few researchers, grill hot dogs over the cooling lava.
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