Bardarbunga Erupts – Friday, Aug. 29

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Steam and smoke rise over a 1-km-long fissure in a lava field north of the Vatnajokull glacier, which covers part of Bardarbunga volcano system, Aug. 29, 2014.

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Magma along the fissure, Aug. 29, 2014.

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Steam and smoke rise over the fissure at the tip of a magma dyke around 40 km from the main Bardarbunga crater, Aug. 29, 2014

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Volcanic activity subsided to relatively low levels after peaking between 0020 and 0200 GMT, Iceland Met Office seismologist Martin Hensch said. Aug. 29, 2014.