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Kverkfjöll volcano (Eastern Iceland) activity update: occasional small earthquake swarms

samedi, oct. 20, 2012

A small earthquake swarm occurred on Saturday at Kverkfjoell volcano with about 20 quakes. The largest was a magnitude 2.6 event at 1.1 km depth. ... [details]

Kverkfjöll volcan

stratovolcan 1920? m (ca. 6,299 ft)
Eastern Iceland, 64.65°N / -16.72°W
Condition actuelle: en vigilance - niveau agité (2 sur 5)
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Dernière mise à jour: 21 oct. 2012 (occasional small earthquake swarms)
Style éruptif tipique: effusif
Eruptions du volcan Kverkfjöll:

1655, 1729, 1729, 1929, 1959, 1968

Derniers séismes proches:

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance	Location
Tue, 9 Apr
Tue, 9 Apr 13:45 UTC	M 1.2 / 10.4 km	19 km	18.8 km ENE of Kistufell
Sun, 7 Apr
Sun, 7 Apr 19:26 UTC	M 1.6 / 1.1 km	1 km	4.4 km WNW of Kverkfjöll
Sun, 7 Apr 13:54 UTC	M 0.9 / 7.8 km	24 km	2.3 km E of Kistufell
Fri, 5 Apr
Fri, 5 Apr 12:34 UTC	M 2.2 / 9.2 km	11 km	10.1 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
Fri, 5 Apr 12:34 UTC	M 1.7 / 9.2 km	9 km	10.1 km NNE of Bárðarbunga

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Kverkfjöll, a large stratovolcano is hidden beneath the NE end of the Vatnajökull glacier. It has two elliptical ice-filled calderas, 8 x 5 km in diameter.
Fissures from the volcano can be traced 60 km to the NE. Kverkfjöll has had a number of subglacial eruptions in historic times.

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