The eruption continues from two active craters and remains essentially unchanged since the last update.
The larger, northern cinder cone appears to feed most of the lava flow by layering previous lava flow beds from the eruption’s first days. Fresh and molten pyroclasts continue to eject from edifices, resulting from continuous spattering that thickens the lava flow field in their vicinity rather than its length.
GPS statistics showed that the ground has been bulged by 3 cm during 18 March-3 April period.
The IMO added: „If you look at the GPS measurements over the entire period that the wave interpolation shows, you can see that there is consistency in the results of both measurements. It is an indication that the system is open and magma continues to flow from a great depth under Svartsengi and from there to the surface in the Sundhnúks crater series.“
Source: Icelandic Met Office volcano activity update 5 April 2024