New volcanic fissure has opened up in Holuhraun lava field between the the ongoing eruption and Dyngjujökull outlet in Vatnajökull glacier according to ruv.is. See embedded tweet and photo below.
This new fissure is smaller. The eruption activity at the bigger one is at similar levels and has now produced close to 12 square kilometres (4.63 square miles) of up to seven meters (23 feets) thick lava field.
UPDATE: There are two new smaller fissures, not one, close to the glacier.
New one near the glacier #holuhraun #eruption #volcano @RUVfrettir #bardarbunga pic.twitter.com/Dn2aIjHNZ7
— Lara Omarsdottir (@laraomars) September 5, 2014
The eruption fissures are only 3-5 km(1.86-3.1 mi) from the ice cap. If the fissures unzips into the glacier there will be jökulhlaup, or glacial outburst flooding.
According to the Icelandic Met Office two earthquakes of magnitude 4.3 and 5.2 occurred on the rim of the Bárðarbunga caldera in the last ten hours. The first earthquake was recorded at 23.33 (11.33pm) yesterday evening and the larger event at 1.19 (1.19am) this night.
New volcanic fissure has opened up in Holuhraun lava field between the the ongoing eruption and Dyngjujökull outlet in Vatnajökull glacier according to ruv.is. See embedded tweet and photo below.
This new fissure is smaller. The eruption activity at the bigger one is at similar levels and has now produced close to 12 square kilometres (4.63 square miles) of up to seven meters (23 feets) thick lava field.
UPDATE: There are two new smaller fissures, not one, close to the glacier.
New one near the glacier #holuhraun #eruption #volcano @RUVfrettir #bardarbunga pic.twitter.com/Dn2aIjHNZ7
— Lara Omarsdottir (@laraomars) September 5, 2014
The eruption fissures are only 3-5 km(1.86-3.1 mi) from the ice cap. If the fissures unzips into the glacier there will be jökulhlaup, or glacial outburst flooding.
According to the Icelandic Met Office two earthquakes of magnitude 4.3 and 5.2 occurred on the rim of the Bárðarbunga caldera in the last ten hours. The first earthquake was recorded at 23.33 (11.33pm) yesterday evening and the larger event at 1.19 (1.19am) this night.
