Hands-on observations on the top of the edifice shortly after the eruption found only pyroclastic materials but further direct observations were not possible due to meltwater and the engulfing of the edifice by the ice.
Athuganir toppi hryggjarins stuttu eftir goslok fundu einungis laus gosefni en fleiri beinar athuganir voru ekki mögule-gar vegna bræðsluvatns og sökum þess hve fljótt jökullinn huldi hrygginn.