the geyser Strokkur is about to erupt.
The Strokkur is a geyser in the southwest of Iceland. A stone's throw away lies Geysir, the geyser whose name was used to give a name to this natural phenomenon. The Strokkur has regular eruptions every 4 to 8 minutes.
The Strokkur became active after an earthquake in 1789 and continued to erupt regularly for more than a hundred years. An earthquake in 1896 blocked the geyser's water supply, rendering it inactive. In 1963 the waterway was cleaned by the locals and since then the geyser has had regular eruptions again.
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