Volcanic activity is continuing to the west of the Eyjafjallajökull vent, and there are intermittent turbulent explosions producing ash, according to a report in Morgunblaðið today. The ash being produced is not being carried very far from the eruption site. The restlessness of the volcano is also showing up in seismological measurements, which saw an increase in intensity with this new spate of activity.

White cumulus clouds produced by the explosions have reached heights of up to 6km. The eruption site will continue to be closely monitored, according to an status report issued by the Icelandic Met Office and the geology department at the University of Iceland.

There is a lot of steam activity in the crater, which has noticeably increased since Thursday. A new crater has appeared to the west of the one where the explosive activity originally emanated. Following a period of restlessness late on Sunday, steam clouds began to rise from the new crater. The clouds and explosions are both small, but because of the clouds it is only possible to see part of the new crater at the moment. The glacier continues to move past the older crater.

As of midday on 4th June, activity has increased in areas surrounding the eruption site, but waned a little towards the evening. Small spells of activity continued, and on Saturday morning reached their peak at around 9am. The restlessness has been steadily decreasing since Sunday morning, yet late yesterday increased for about an hour with small bursts of activity through the night, going as fast as they have been coming.

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