Volcano Eruption in Iceland 21 Mars 2010 (Eyjafjallajökull)

Volcano Eruption in Eyjafjallajökull Iceland 21 Mars 2010. Iceland volcanic activity area in general.

The volcano near the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier began to erupt shortly after midnight, leading to road closures in the area.

No one was in immediate danger, but 500 people were being moved from the area.

It is almost 200 years since a volcano near Eyjafjallajokull, 120km (75 miles) east of Reykjavik (Iceland Capital), last erupted. The last volcanic eruption in the area occurred in 1821.