Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano burst into life for the first time in 190 years on March 20, 2010. A 500-meter- (2,000-foot) long fissure opened in the Fimmvörduháls pass to the west of the ice-covered summit of Eyjafjallajökull. Lava fountains erupted fluid magma, which quickly built several hills of bubble-filled lava rocks (scoria) along the vent. A lava flow spread northeast, spilling into Hrunagil Gully.
Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano burst into life for the first time in 190 years.
This eruption produced a spectacular Volcanic Disneyland and tourists flocked to the site to see amazing lava flows.
From pilot observations the ash cloud is estimated at 9,800 ft, the plume was entirely white meaning it was completely water vapour.
Lava and basalt covered around one square kilometer and many thought that the eruption was over.
A new 400 m long fissure opened, up west of the first one.
A second volcanic fissure opened and scientists measured a 3.2 magnitude earthquakehere
Another earthquake measuring 2.5 magnitude was recorded beneath the Eyjafjallajökull ice cap.
Eyjafjallajökull burst open.
The ash plume reached, mainland Europe, closing airports in UK, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
An eruptive column reached 26,000 ft with lightning frequently seen within the plume.
Less explosively the eruption continued, with the plume rising 16,000 ft, not as high as before as it was not high enough to travel across Europe again; however the plume was still crossing over Northern Europe.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) detected through radar that the plume is beneath 10,000 ft.
Lava is seen at the eruption site, perhaps signaling a reduction in the explosive stage of the eruption and an end to the ash cloud.
The volcano was spewing heavy ash and lava after calming through the past 24 hours.
IMO reported a decrease in seismic activity also a decrease of ash ejection and increase in lava flow.
A nearby volcano, Katla, is known to have previously erupted after eruptions from Eyjafjallajokull.
11 days since the second eruption phase, the plume reached 13,000 ft while mildly explosive.
Continued disruption to flights and closure of some airports in Iceland.
Plume elevations, magma discharge levels and tremors continued similar to the previous seven days, but with less intensity than at the peak.
The lava producing phase became larger than the explosive phase.
The plume grew to between 16,000-18,000 ft.
The plume reached 19,000-20,000 ft in height heading south-east visible 300-400km away.
The volcano entered new phase and shift back from lava to ash production according IMO including a considerable increase in explosive activity and ash fall.
Heavy ash fall resulted in the closing of school in southern Ireland.
The ash cloud caused disruption to transatlantic flights as it moved towards Spain.
The ash cloud rose to between 5 and 6 kilometres (16,000 and 20,000 ft)
The eruption from Eyjafjallajökull continued to produce ash plumes from the summit vent.
Due to heavy rainfall around the volcano and the fallen ash, heavy mudslides occurred in Svaðbæli River.
Due to weather the volcano has not been visible for two days. The eruption is mostly explosive, no lava output.
Light gray plumes with small amounts of ash rose to altitudes of 3-4 km (9,800-13,100 ft)
From pilot observations the ash cloud is estimated at 9,800 ft, the plume was entirely white meaning it was completely water vapour.
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