Yellow mark indicates the spot of the new fissure vent. The image shows all current eruptive fissures at the eruption site (image: @Icevolcanx/twitter)
The effusive eruption of the volcano continues.
A new fissure vent opened on 17 April at around 03:00 local time at the current eruption site, the 7th in row.
The small vent is located on the lava flow field between the existing fourth and sixth fissure vent as can be seen in the image.
The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) confirmed that the volcanic tremor decreased before the new fissure vent opened at eruption site.
Source: Icelandic Met Office volcano activity update 19 April 2021