Amazing videos show the full extent of Iceland's spectacular volcanic eruption, with molten lava spurting into the sky from cracks in the ground.
The eruption began around 10:17 p.m. Monday about 2.4 miles north of the city of Grindavik at the Sundhjuka crater on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Stunning footage shows magma streams flowing across the land and flame-filled skies – a spectacular display of Earth's power in the land known for fire and ice.
Live-streamed footage of the eruption showed bright orange streams of lava spewing from a crack in the ground, surrounded by billowing clouds of red smoke.
The Norwegian Meteorological Agency estimates that 100 to 200 cubic meters of lava are emerging per second, which is “many times higher than previous eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula in recent years.”
Stunning footage shows magma streams flowing across the land and flame-filled skies – a spectacular display of Earth's power in the land known for fire and ice
The most amazing videos of Iceland's incredible – and beautiful – volcanic eruption: Stunning footage shows rivers of magma and flame-filled skies