Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption.Photo: Amazing Aerial via ZUMA WireMore photos and video footage of Iceland’sFagradalsfjall volcano are emerging as it continues to eruptfor the first time in thousands of years following weeks of unprecedented earthquakes.Almost two weeks after the volcano woke from dormancy near the country’s capital, Reykjavik, photographers have captured a series of stunning aerial shots showing lava, smoke and ash pouring from it.Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption.Amazing Aerial via ZUMA WireOne such artist,Thrainn Kolbeinsson, has shared a collection of photos and video of Fagradalsfjall, from the lava spouting from the volcano’s mouth to the fissures it has left down the mountain’s side and resulting lava flows.“This still feels unreal. Violent spits quickly turn into smooth streams of glowing lava as new earth is constantly being pushed up,” hecaptioned one video serieslate last month.Sophia Groves/GettyThose who want to marvel at the natural phenomenon in real time canwatch a live feed of the volcanoas it continues to spew lava and smoke into the air.“Even though it might look terrifying, it’s actually strangely mesmerizing to watch this natural beauty unfold — slowly but surely. It’s hard to look away,” he added. “This will take some time to settle in.“Sophia Groves/GettyEarlier this week, Kolbeinsson shared more shots andwrote alongside one gallery, “It has changed immensely in only a few days now and grown way bigger.“The eruption — Fagradalsfjall’s first in 6,000 years, and the first on the Reykjanes Peninsula in general in almost 800 years, according to theAssociated Press— occurred at 8:45 p.m. local time on March 19, causing a fissure roughly 0.12 miles long, theIcelandic Meteorological Office(IM Office) reported at the time.HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP via Getty"The eruption is considered small and the eruption fissure is estimated to be about 500 meters long (.31 miles). The lava is estimated to be less than 1 square kilometer (10,760,000 sq. ft.) in size,” the IM Officeupdated residents in a tweet. “There is little eruption activity in the area.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.RELATED VIDEO: Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii’s Big IslandThe volcano erupted just a day after the IM Office reported there were 400 earthquakes in that area. At the beginning of March, the IM Office reported thatmore than 18,000 earthquakeshad happened in Reykjavik over the course of a single week.“I have experienced earthquakes before, but never so many in a row,” Reykjavik resident Auður Alfa Ólafsdóttir toldCNN. “It is very unusual to feel the Earth shake 24 hours a day for a whole week. It makes you feel very small and powerless against nature.“The volcano eruption was also close to the Keflavik International Airport, which was briefly affected as a result.
Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption.Photo: Amazing Aerial via ZUMA Wire
More photos and video footage of Iceland’sFagradalsfjall volcano are emerging as it continues to eruptfor the first time in thousands of years following weeks of unprecedented earthquakes.Almost two weeks after the volcano woke from dormancy near the country’s capital, Reykjavik, photographers have captured a series of stunning aerial shots showing lava, smoke and ash pouring from it.Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption.Amazing Aerial via ZUMA WireOne such artist,Thrainn Kolbeinsson, has shared a collection of photos and video of Fagradalsfjall, from the lava spouting from the volcano’s mouth to the fissures it has left down the mountain’s side and resulting lava flows.“This still feels unreal. Violent spits quickly turn into smooth streams of glowing lava as new earth is constantly being pushed up,” hecaptioned one video serieslate last month.Sophia Groves/GettyThose who want to marvel at the natural phenomenon in real time canwatch a live feed of the volcanoas it continues to spew lava and smoke into the air.“Even though it might look terrifying, it’s actually strangely mesmerizing to watch this natural beauty unfold — slowly but surely. It’s hard to look away,” he added. “This will take some time to settle in.“Sophia Groves/GettyEarlier this week, Kolbeinsson shared more shots andwrote alongside one gallery, “It has changed immensely in only a few days now and grown way bigger.“The eruption — Fagradalsfjall’s first in 6,000 years, and the first on the Reykjanes Peninsula in general in almost 800 years, according to theAssociated Press— occurred at 8:45 p.m. local time on March 19, causing a fissure roughly 0.12 miles long, theIcelandic Meteorological Office(IM Office) reported at the time.HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP via Getty"The eruption is considered small and the eruption fissure is estimated to be about 500 meters long (.31 miles). The lava is estimated to be less than 1 square kilometer (10,760,000 sq. ft.) in size,” the IM Officeupdated residents in a tweet. “There is little eruption activity in the area.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.RELATED VIDEO: Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii’s Big IslandThe volcano erupted just a day after the IM Office reported there were 400 earthquakes in that area. At the beginning of March, the IM Office reported thatmore than 18,000 earthquakeshad happened in Reykjavik over the course of a single week.“I have experienced earthquakes before, but never so many in a row,” Reykjavik resident Auður Alfa Ólafsdóttir toldCNN. “It is very unusual to feel the Earth shake 24 hours a day for a whole week. It makes you feel very small and powerless against nature.“The volcano eruption was also close to the Keflavik International Airport, which was briefly affected as a result.
More photos and video footage of Iceland’sFagradalsfjall volcano are emerging as it continues to eruptfor the first time in thousands of years following weeks of unprecedented earthquakes.
Almost two weeks after the volcano woke from dormancy near the country’s capital, Reykjavik, photographers have captured a series of stunning aerial shots showing lava, smoke and ash pouring from it.
Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption.Amazing Aerial via ZUMA Wire
One such artist,Thrainn Kolbeinsson, has shared a collection of photos and video of Fagradalsfjall, from the lava spouting from the volcano’s mouth to the fissures it has left down the mountain’s side and resulting lava flows.
“This still feels unreal. Violent spits quickly turn into smooth streams of glowing lava as new earth is constantly being pushed up,” hecaptioned one video serieslate last month.
Sophia Groves/Getty
Those who want to marvel at the natural phenomenon in real time canwatch a live feed of the volcanoas it continues to spew lava and smoke into the air.
“Even though it might look terrifying, it’s actually strangely mesmerizing to watch this natural beauty unfold — slowly but surely. It’s hard to look away,” he added. “This will take some time to settle in.”
Earlier this week, Kolbeinsson shared more shots andwrote alongside one gallery, “It has changed immensely in only a few days now and grown way bigger.”
The eruption — Fagradalsfjall’s first in 6,000 years, and the first on the Reykjanes Peninsula in general in almost 800 years, according to theAssociated Press— occurred at 8:45 p.m. local time on March 19, causing a fissure roughly 0.12 miles long, theIcelandic Meteorological Office(IM Office) reported at the time.
HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP via Getty
“The eruption is considered small and the eruption fissure is estimated to be about 500 meters long (.31 miles). The lava is estimated to be less than 1 square kilometer (10,760,000 sq. ft.) in size,” the IM Officeupdated residents in a tweet. “There is little eruption activity in the area.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
RELATED VIDEO: Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island
The volcano erupted just a day after the IM Office reported there were 400 earthquakes in that area. At the beginning of March, the IM Office reported thatmore than 18,000 earthquakeshad happened in Reykjavik over the course of a single week.
“I have experienced earthquakes before, but never so many in a row,” Reykjavik resident Auður Alfa Ólafsdóttir toldCNN. “It is very unusual to feel the Earth shake 24 hours a day for a whole week. It makes you feel very small and powerless against nature.”
The volcano eruption was also close to the Keflavik International Airport, which was briefly affected as a result.
source: people.com
