The volcanic rift eruption of the peninsula Reykjanesabout four kilometers northeast of Grindavik, keeps Iceland in suspense. The country’s authorities have declared a state of emergency due to an eruption that began late this Monday, preceded by a series of earthquakes in the Sundhnjúka crater.

Right now, the strength of the rift eruption continues to reduce, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. “The lava flow is roughly estimated in a quarter of what it was at the beginning and a third of the original crack is active,” they said.

The magma fountains have reached 120 meters highreaching up to 30 meters at most right now. “I think it is very difficult to say anything when nature is involved, but as it seems to be concluding this morning, it seems that we have been quite lucky with the location and development and we hope it stays that way,” said the Icelandic minister. of Infrastructure, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson.

The estimated length of the crack is about 3.5 kilometersconsiderably higher than that of previous eruptions, and the speed of the lava flow is between 100 and 200 cubic meters per second, which is also a notable increase compared to other eruptions that have occurred on the peninsula in recent years.

According to the Institute of Geosciences (CSIC-UCM), the volcanic buildingwhich is the successive accumulation of magma around the emission zone of a volcano, which forms a relief that generally adopts a conical shape.