A volcano erupted in Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest Iceland, late Thursday, local time, but no injuries were reported.
当地时间18日晚,冰岛西南部雷克雅内斯半岛一座火山喷发,目前尚无人员受伤报告。
A volcano in southwest Iceland has erupted following weeks of intense earthquake activity.
冰岛西南部的一座火山在数周的强烈地震活动后爆发。
The Associated Press and Icelandic media "Ice News" reported that the eruption volcano is about 4 kilometers from the town of Grindavik, and the specific location has not been confirmed. Surveillance video showed the volcano erupting at 10:17 p.m., a flash lighting up the sky and spewing lava along a ridge. It was the fourth eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula in three years.
综合美联社、冰岛媒体“Ice News”报道,喷发火山距格林达维克镇约4公里,具体位置暂未确认。监控视频显示,当晚10时17分火山喷发,一道闪光照亮了天空,岩浆沿着山脊喷出。报道称,这是雷克雅内斯半岛三年内第四次出现火山喷发。
Iceland's meteorological office said in a statement on the early morning of the 19th that the latest measurements showed that the magma was moving in a southwest direction and may continue to develop towards the town of Grindavik. The size of the eruption and the velocity of the lava flow were "several times that of previous eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula in recent years," the statement said.
冰岛气象局19日凌晨发表声明称,最新测量结果显示,岩浆正在向西南方向移动,可能会继续向格林达维克镇方向发展。声明指出,此次火山喷发的规模和熔岩流的流速“是近年来雷克雅内斯半岛历次喷发的数倍”。
Fearing a significant outbreak on the Reykjanes peninsula, authorities had evacuated the nearly 4,000 inhabitants of the fishing town of Grindavik and closed the nearby Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.
由于担心雷克雅内斯半岛爆发大规模疫情,当局疏散了渔业小镇格林达维克的近4000名居民,并关闭了附近的蓝湖地热温泉。
Reykjanes is a volcanic and seismic hot-spot southwest of the capital Reykjavik.
雷克雅未斯是冰岛首都雷克雅未克西南部的火山和地震热点。