Vatnafjöll Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 03:31 GMT -
Spalteneruptionen 1235 m / 4,052 ft
Southern Iceland, 63.92°N / -19.67°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Southern Iceland, 63.92°N / -19.67°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
The Vatnafjöll volcanic system, lying immediately SE of Hekla volcano, is a 40-km-long, 9-km-wide collection of alkali basaltic fissures and crater rows.
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Vatnafjöll volcano eruptions: ca. 750 AD +-1000 years
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| Apr 14, 08:40 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.5 7.9 km | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) to the SW |  9.2 km SW of Vatnafjöll | Info | |
| Tuesday, April 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 9, 10:22 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.3 1.1 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the SE | Iceland: 9.7 km N of Goðabunga | Info | |
| Monday, April 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 8, 08:39 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.4 1.3 km | 17 km (10.4 mi) to the NW | 10.8 km SSW of Búrfellsstöð | Info | |
| Saturday, April 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 13, 10:02 am (Reykjavik) | 1.2 10.8 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the SE | Iceland: 10.7 km S of Álftavatn | Info | |
| Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 18, 03:40 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.1 0 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the W | 13.4 km S of Árnes | Info | |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 17, 03:51 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.9 1.6 km | 30 km (18 mi) to the N | Iceland: 7.9 km N of Búrfellsstöð | Info | |
Background
Volcanism has migrated from the SW to the NE during the early to late Holocene. This volcanic system has been one of Iceland's most active. More than two dozen fissure eruptions have occurred during the Holocene, most recently about 1200 years ago.---
Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institute
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