Volcano erupts in Iceland, spurs 50 quakes

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Source: MSNBC.com

Volcano erupts in Iceland, spurs 50 quakes
White plume shoots 18,000 feet above the glacier where the volcano is located


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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland's most active volcano started erupting Saturday, with a white plume shooting 18,000 feet into the sky, scientists said.

The eruption was followed by around 50 small earthquakes, the largest of which measured 3.7 on the Richter Scale, according to Iceland's meteorological office.

There was a similar eruption at the same volcano in 2004.

The Grimsvotn volcano is located underneath the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland.

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