Öraefajökull volcano eruptions / VolcanoDiscovery

Contact | subscribe

|| Français | Deutsch

Öraefajökull's glacier-covered caldera seen from the air (photo: (c)Tom Pfeiffer)

Latest news:

Öraefajökull volcano (Iceland): seismic unrest

Wednesday, Sep 28, 2011

Iceland's tallest volcano, the large sub-glacial Öraefajökull volcano under Vatnajökull glacier on the SE tip of Iceland has been showing an unusual number of earthquakes over the past weeks, rising some concern that the volcano might erupt again. ... [more]

Tours to Iceland

Öraefajökull volcano eruptions

Stratovolcano 2119 m (6,952 ft)
Iceland, 64°N / -16.65°W
Eruption list: 1362 (Plinian eruption), 1727-28 (sub-Plinian)

Click here to tell a friend about this page!

Copyrights: VolcanoDiscovery.
Use of material: Text and images on this webpage are copyrighted. Further reproduction and use without authorization is not consented. If you need licensing rights for photographs, for example for publications and commercial use, please contact us.