Eldey Volcano
Updated: May 22, 2024 02:47 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 | |||
| May 22, 02:22 am (Reykjavik) | 1.9 5.7 km |  Iceland: 4.7 km WNW of Eldeyjardrangur | Info | ||
| Monday, May 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 20, 11:37 am (Reykjavik) | 1.9 10 km | 12.0 km SW of Geirfugladrangur | Info | ||
| Sunday, May 19, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
| May 19, 07:32 pm (Reykjavik) | 2.8 4.9 km | 16 km (10 mi) to the NE | 0.7 km S of Reykjanestá I FELT IT | Info | |
| May 19, 05:01 pm (Reykjavik) | 2.1 5.1 km | 16 km (10.2 mi) to the NE | 0.2 km NE of Reykjanestá | Info | |
| May 19, 01:00 pm (Reykjavik) | 2.4 5.3 km | 16 km (10.1 mi) to the NE | 0.1 km WSW of Reykjanestá | Info | |
| Thursday, May 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 9, 09:41 am (Reykjavik) | 2.0 4.5 km | 1.3 km NNW of Grindavík | Info | ||
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