Askja volcano
Stratovolcano 1516 m (4,974 ft)
Central Iceland, 65.03°N / -16.75°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Central Iceland, 65.03°N / -16.75°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Last update: 1 mar 2020 (earthquake swarm ENE of the caldera)
Typical eruption style: explosivo efusiva
Erupciones del volcán Askja: 1797(?), 1875, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924(?), 1926, 1938, 1961
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Typical eruption style: explosivo efusiva
Erupciones del volcán Askja: 1797(?), 1875, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924(?), 1926, 1938, 1961
| Fecha / Hora | Revista / Profundidad | Distancia | Ubicación |
| Fri, 29 May 2020 | |||
| Fri, 29 May 11:12 UTC | M 0.3 / 4.8 km | 3 km | 4.1 km WSW of Dreki (Iceland) |
| Fri, 29 May 01:02 UTC | M 0.1 / 4.5 km | 12 km | 3.2 km E of Lokatindur (Iceland) |
| Thu, 28 May 2020 | |||
| Thu, 28 May 20:20 UTC | M 0.5 / 3 km | 4 km | 3.4 km WSW of Dreki (Iceland) |
| Thu, 28 May 18:56 UTC | M 1.0 / 2.8 km | 11 km | 2.4 km SSE of Lokatindur (Iceland) |
| Thu, 28 May 03:36 UTC | M 0.3 / 3.6 km | 13 km | 2.2 km E of Lokatindur (Iceland) |
Background:
A major rhyolitic explosive eruption from Dyngjufjöll about 10,000 years ago was in part associated with the formation of Askja caldera. Many postglacial eruptions also occurred along the ring-fracture. A major explosive eruption on the SE caldera margin in 1875 was one of Iceland's largest during historical time. It resulted in the formation of a smaller 4.5-km-wide caldera, now filled by Öskjuvatn lake, that truncates the rim of the larger central caldera. The 100-km-long Askja fissure swarm, which includes the Sveinagja graben, is also related to the Askja volcanic system, as are several small shield volcanoes such as Kollatadyngja. Twentieth-century eruptions at Askja have produced lava flows from vents located mostly near Öskjuvatn lake.---
Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution
Askja Fotos:
 Viti crater and lake Öskjuvatn fill only a part of the enormous Askja caldera in Iceland. (Photo: Janka) |  Askja caldera with its sulphurous Viti crater and the deep lake of Öskjuvatn in the background, Iceland (Photo: Janka) |  View on the exceptionally clear waters of lake Öskjuvatn, Askja caldera, Iceland (Photo: Janka) |
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