Close-up of the new island formed on the Red Sea

Strong movements and eruptions of an ocean bottom volcano led to the formation of a new island in the Red Sea.

According to local fishermen, they saw a red hot lava flow erupting as high as 27m from a volcanic seabed near the Zubair Group, off Yemen's west coast on December 19.

Photos taken by NASA satellites show a bit of an image
New islands are being formed from volcanic eruptions on the Red Sea

A few days later, NASA's Earth Observatory recorded images of a large underwater explosion between the Rugged and Haycock islands, and from that position, a new island appeared.