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Latest news from Grímsvötn volcano:

Grímsvötn volcano (Iceland) activity update: small glacial flood on 29 Jan 2012
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012
A small glacial flood occurred at Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland on 29 January 2012. The cause of the flood was probably not volcanic, but strong rainfalls and unusually high temperatures that caused melting of large amounts of snow. The flood damaged parts of the Ring Road between Núpsvötn and Gígjukvísl in the Skeiðarársandur flood plain and and east of Gígjukvísl. [more]
Grimsvötn volcano (Iceland): eruption ending
Thursday, May 26, 2011
The eruption at Grimsvötn that started off violently last Saturday 21 May seems to be ending (or at least pausing) as ash emissions have dropped to near zero this morning. ... [more]

Grímsvötn volcano

Caldera 1725 m (5,659 ft), Iceland, 64.42°N / -17.33°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (M>=-0.8) (9 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plot Updated: Wed, 24 Apr 01:40 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Tue, 23 Apr
Tue, 23 Apr 22:19 UTCM 1.5 / 6.3 km - [info]Grímsvötn (13 km)13.7 km E of Hamarinn[Map]IMO
Tue, 23 Apr 09:13 UTCM 1 / 3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland21.5 km NNE of Grímsfjall[Map]IMO
Tue, 23 Apr 08:39 UTCM 0.7 / 3.8 km - [info]Bárdarbunga (18 km)7.7 km W of Kistufell[Map]IMO
Mon, 22 Apr
Mon, 22 Apr 15:56 UTCM 0.7 / 5.1 km - [info]Bárdarbunga (20 km)4.4 km W of Kistufell[Map]IMO
Sun, 21 Apr
Sun, 21 Apr 05:33 UTCM 1.2 / 4.3 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (12 km)12.7 km E of Hamarinn[Map]IMO
Sat, 20 Apr
Sat, 20 Apr 06:41 UTCM 1.3 / 11.6 km - [info]Grímsvötn (18 km)19.0 km SW of Grímsfjall[Map]IMO
Fri, 19 Apr
Fri, 19 Apr 19:16 UTCM 1.2 / 3.2 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (12 km)12.5 km E of Hamarinn[Map]IMO
Thu, 18 Apr
Thu, 18 Apr 08:40 UTCM 0.3 / 4.1 km - [info]Bárdarbunga (21 km)2.1 km SSW of Kistufell[Map]IMO
Wed, 17 Apr
Wed, 17 Apr 20:16 UTCM 0.6 / 3.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (3 km) - Eastern Iceland5.1 km NW of Kverkfjöll[Map]IMO
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