It seems today that the eruption at Eyjafjallajökull-Fimmvörðuháls might
be coming to an end. Volcanic tremor had decreased approximately to
pre-eruption levels (i.e. next to nothing) and there seems to be a lack
of lava effusion, from what I can see. I also believe there was a
meeting of scientists this morning, and the general consensus was that
the eruption was winding down. Which is kind of sad, if you ask me. If
it is indeed over, that was actually quite short...

However, there are glimmers of hope for those of you who, like me, have
fallen in love with this plucky little eruption. Fissure eruptions like
this often come and go over long periods, with activity stopping and
then a new fissure opening up some time later. So that could still
happen.

Indeed, I heard a theory today about a fault line cutting across the
conduit running from the magma chamber (if one exists), a few kilometres
down, to the surface. Perhaps the recent earthquake activity, such as
this morning's quake, which registered as a magnitude 3.2 event, has
caused the rocks along the fault line to shift and block the conduit. In
this case, magma rising from below could possibly melt through the
blockage or form a new conduit elsewhere, possibly creating a new
fissure if it then reached the surface.

And if that really is it? Well, just be thankful that you got to witness
something so darn amazing, even if just for a few weeks! It's not every
day you can get such an amazing view of an active volcano...



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