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Krísuvík volcano
Crater rows 379 m / 1,243 ft
Southwestern Iceland, 63.93°N / -22.1°W
Krísuvík volcano eruptions:
1075, 1100, 1151, 1188, 1340(?)
Typical eruption style:
Effusive (lava flows)
Last earthquakes nearby

Krisuvik volcano (SW Iceland): magnitude 3.1 earthquake and swarm of small aftershocks 1-2 Sep

Sunday Sep 02, 2012 10:53 AM | BY: T

Location of the earthquake swarm near Krisuvik
Location of the earthquake swarm near Krisuvik
Time and depth of quakes near Krisuvik
Time and depth of quakes near Krisuvik
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake followed by a swarm of small quakes occurred on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland yesterday afternoon at 16:33 GMT. The quakes are about 10 km SW of Krisuvik volcano in Iceland and located at around 7 km depth.
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Krýsuvík volcano (SW Iceland): seismic swarm on 18 Aug
Location of the recent quakes at Krisuvik (Icelandic Met Office)
Sunday, Aug 19, 2012
A seismic swarm occurred at Krisuvik volcano on 18 Aug, and consisted of 43 mostly very small (below M1) quakes at depths of mostly around 5 km. The largest event was a M1.8 quake at 5.4 km depth. [more]
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