The current eruption is “small” and “volcanic activity” has “decreased slightly” in the area, according to the agency on Twitter. The eruptive fissure is approximately 500-700 meters long according to the IMO, with a lava surface spanning less than a square kilometer.
Despite this reduction in activity, lava flows continue to pose a “local danger,” the IMO said.
“Gas pollution is not expected to cause inconvenience to people except near the source of the eruption,” another tweet added.
The IMO continues to monitor gas emissions after Friday’s spectacular eruption caused authorities to direct citizens to the main road to Reykjanesbraut.
He was concerned about the volcano’s proximity to the country’s main airport, Keflavik International Airport, which is just a 25-minute drive from the peninsula.
The airport’s aviation color code was reduced from red to orange on Saturday due to IMO minimum ash fall predictions.
Iceland’s Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management warned on Friday night that people a few kilometers from the volcano close their windows and stay inside to avoid the effects of volcanic gas on the island. ‘air.
“Volcanic gas pollution is expected to spread to Þorlákshöfn and continue into the night. People are being asked to close their windows and stay indoors. The state and the amount of SO2 emissions from the eruption, ”the agency reported on Friday afternoon.
“This activity is a little less seismic compared to previous mornings, where the figures have been around 1,000 earthquakes,” the IMO added in a tweet on Thursday.