Tindfjallajökull Volcano

Updated: May 25, 2024 12:27 GMT - refresh

Schichtvulkan 1463 m (4,800 ft)
Iceland, 63.79°N / -19.59°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Tindfjallajökull is one of the oldest Holocene volcanoes of the eastern volcanic zone of Iceland and has produced rocks of basaltic-to-rhyolitic composition.

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Typical eruption style:

Explosive.

Tindfjallajökull volcano eruptions:

unknown

Latest nearby earthquakes

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance / Location
May 19, 09:34 pm (Reykjavik)	1.1 0.1 km		8.2 km ENE of Goðabunga	Info
May 19, 03:21 pm (Reykjavik)	1.3 0.1 km	23 km (14 mi) to the NE	11.1 km NNW of Álftavatn	Info
May 19, 02:08 am (Reykjavik)	2.0 3.2 km	26 km (16 mi) to the NE	7.8 km SW of Landmannalaugar	Info
Friday, May 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
May 17, 05:22 am (Reykjavik)	1.4 7.9 km	29 km (18 mi) to the NW	14.8 km SSE of Árnes	Info
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
May 14, 04:19 am (Reykjavik)	1.3 2.8 km	10.8 km (6.7 mi) to the E	Iceland: 11.6 km NNE of Básar	Info
Sunday, May 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
May 12, 04:38 am (Reykjavik)	1.1 0.1 km		7.0 km SW of Básar	Info

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Background

Eruption of the rhyolitic and trachyandesitic Thorsmork ignimbrite accompanied formation of a 5-km-wide caldera during the Pleistocene. The NW rim of the caldera is topped by the Tindfjallajökull icecap. About a dozen small eruptions took place during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene, mostly from vents north and west of the caldera.

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Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institute