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New fissure eruption between Stóra-Skógfell and Sýlingarfell on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula

By Scott Bachmeier •

GOES-16 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images, from 2300 UTC on 20th November to 2100 UTC on 24th November [click to play animated GIF | MP4]

The distinct hot thermal signature (black to yellow to red pixels) of a new fissure eruption between Stóra-Skógfell and Sýlingarfell on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland was apparent in 10-minute Full Disk scan GOES-16 (GOES-East) Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images during the 20th-24th November 2024 period (above). Station identifier BIRK is Reykjavik Airport, and BIKF is Keflavik International Airport. The fissure eruption began at 2314 UTC on 20th November, with the first GOES-16 thermal signature appearing at 2320 UTC.

A 30-meter resolution Landsat-9 Natural Color image (source) provided a detailed view of the lava flow’s hot thermal signature (brighter shades of red) at 1252 UTC on 24th November (below). A hazy volcanic plume could be seen drifting to the south-southwest.

Landsat-9 Natural Color RGB image at 1252 UTC on 24th November [click to enlarge]

Categories: GOES-16, Landsat, Volcanic activity