Eldey Volcano
Updated: Apr 30, 2024 15:52 GMT -
submarine volcano 70 m / 230 ft
Reykjanes Ridge, Iceland, 63.73°N / -23°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Reykjanes Ridge, Iceland, 63.73°N / -23°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 12 Oct 2023 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
The Eldey volcanic system is located on the northernmost part of the Reykjanes Ridge and is submarine with the exception of Eldey Island and the skerries (small rocky islands) Eldeyjardrangur, Geirfugladrangur, and Geirfuglasker.
Maximum water depth within the system is about 250 m. Eldey has been moderately active in Holocene time. Characteristic activity consists of explosive submarine basaltic eruptions. Six small eruptions have been located within this system during the last 1,100 years, the last occurring in 1926 CE.
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Eldey volcano eruptions: 1926, 1884(?), 1879, 1422, 1340, 1211
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 27, 06:39 am (Reykjavik) | 1.7 10 km | Iceland: 4.5 km N of Eldey | Info | ||
Thursday, April 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 25, 08:28 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.8 10 km | 5.5 km NW of Geirfuglasker | Info | ||
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 23, 05:26 am (Reykjavik) | 2.4 10 km | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) to the W | 3.4 km NE of Geirfuglasker | Info | |
Monday, April 22, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 22, 04:54 am (Reykjavik) | 1.9 5.6 km | 17 km (10.9 mi) to the NE | Iceland: 1.5 km ESE of Reykjanestá | Info | |
Apr 22, 04:53 am (Reykjavik) | 3.1 5.8 km | 17 km (10.8 mi) to the NE | 1.3 km E of Reykjanestá I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | |
Saturday, April 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 20, 12:15 am (Reykjavik) | 2.3 7.7 km | 9.6 km (6 mi) to the E | 6.8 km SW of Reykjanestá | Info |