CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On 19 March 2021 a volcanic eruption started in the Geldingadalir valley at the Fagradalsfjall mountain on the Reykjanes peninsula, South-West Iceland. The volcano is situated approximately 30 km from the country’s capital city, Reykjavík. The main period of the eruption lasted from March to September 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fagradalsfjall is the site of an eruption in two areas called Geldingadalur and Meradalur on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula. It is the area’s first volcanic eruption in 800 years. The Fagradalsfjall eruption began on 19 March 2021, after nearly 40.000 earthquakes originated from this area in a one month period.

Detailed explanation-3: -The March 2021 eruption in Geldingadalir issued 5 to 10 cubic meters (7 to 13 cubic yards) of lava per second during its first three weeks.

Detailed explanation-4: -In December 2021, an eruption began on Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, a submarine volcano in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. The eruption reached a very large and powerful climax nearly four weeks later, on 15 January 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -On August 3rd, 2022, Fagradalsfjall volcano on Reykjanes peninsula erupted. Weeks of earthquakes preceded the event, with the strongest tremors measuring above 5.0 on the Richter scale. Fortunately, no significant injuries or property damage were reported.