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Brennisteinsfjöll volcano
Crater rows 626 m / 2,054 ft
Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland, 63.92°N / -21.83°W
Brennisteinsfjöll volcano eruptions:
1000(?), 1188(?), 1200(?), 1341
Typical eruption style:
Effusive (lava flows)
Last earthquakes nearby

Breinnisteinsfjöll volcano news & activity updates:

Sunday, Oct 07, 2012
Brennisteinsfjöll volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland) activity update: earthquake swarms
Time and depth of quakes (7 Oct 2012) near Brenisteinsfjöll volcano
Time and depth of quakes (7 Oct 2012) near Brenisteinsfjöll volcano
Location of quakes (7 Oct 2012) near Brenisteinsfjöll volcano
Location of quakes (7 Oct 2012) near Brenisteinsfjöll volcano
A new earthquake swarm occurred over the weekend on the Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, on the volcanic rift zone about 12 km SW of Brenisteinsfjöll volcano. The largest quakes was a M3.8 event at 5 km depth on Friday at 19:42 UTC.
Tuesday, Sep 04, 2012
Seismic swarm on the Rykjanes Peninsula (Iceland) near Breinnisteinsfjöll volcano
Map of the quakes (red: within 48 hours, yellow: past week)
Map of the quakes (red: within 48 hours, yellow: past week)
Time and depth of quakes during the recent swarm
Time and depth of quakes during the recent swarm
Update 4 Sep: The swarm still continues with over 30 quakes in the same area so far today. ...more [read all]
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