Svartsengi Magma Rising Fast, Iceland Fagradalsfjall Litli-Hrútur Volcano Eruption, Blue Lagoon

Land at Svartsengi is now rising much faster than it did before the earthquake on November 10, or about 5.5 times faster. Then the inflow of magma is about ten times more.

This is what volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson says in an interview with mbl.is.

"The flow of magma into this storage chamber, which is 4.5 kilometers deep, is 8 to 10 times more than what people were talking about before November 10. Back then it was between 5 and 7 cubic meters per second, but now it's around 50 cubic meters per second," says Þorvaldur.

The country is resilient following the events of November 10, when the magma ran under Grindavíkurveg and east under Sundhnúka crater.

"The country is therefore rising much faster now. This goes hand in hand as the magma is creating space and lifting the surface of the earth up," says Þorvaldur.

Svartsengi regains its former position

If this pace continues, Þorvaldur believes that Svartsengi will have reached its previous position in 5 to 15 days.

"What will happen then, it is difficult to say. We can have a soda, we can have a repeat of November 10 or just something completely new."

Is the chance of an eruption in this area increasing?

"I think the chances are always getting bigger and bigger of an eruption on the northern side of the Sundhnúka series or then in Illahrauni. I think the probability of an eruption there is increasing because of the land giant that is there."

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