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Kverkfjoell volcano (Iceland): glacial flood and small phreatic explosion (Icelandic Civil Protection)
Aerial photo of the NE rim of the Kverkjökull glacier with deposits of the flood and ash from the phreatic explosion (
sábado, ago 17, 2013
Una pequeña erupción freática parece haber ocurrido ayer en el volcán central de Kverkfjoell cubiertas de hielo. El vapor-conducido (no hay magma fresco implicado) explosión seguida de una pequeña inundación glacial el 15 de agosto el glaciar de Kverkjökull lanzado al río Volga y era probablemente un resultado de la liberación de presión durante el diluvio. [Leer más]
Kverkfjöll volcano (Eastern Iceland) activity update: occasional small earthquake swarms
Location of quakes (Icelandic Met Office)
sábado, oct 20, 2012
Un enjambre de pequeño terremoto ocurrido el sábado en el volcán de Kverkfjoell con unos 20 sismos. El mayor fue un evento de magnitud 2.6 en 1,1 km de profundidad. ... [Leer más]
 

Kverkfjöll volcano

Stratovolcano 1920? m (ca. 6,299 ft)
Eastern Iceland, 64.65°N / -16.72°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Kverkfjöll webcams / datos en tiempo real | Reports
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Last update: 2 oct 2018 (glacial flood, minor phreatic activity)
Typical eruption style: Effusive
Erupciones del volcán Kverkfjöll: 1655, 1729, 1729, 1929, 1959, 1968
Fecha / HoraRevista / ProfundidadDistanciaUbicación
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
Wed, 23 Oct 01:05 UTCM 0.6 / 5.1 km1 km4.6 km WNW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
Tue, 22 Oct 10:33 UTCM 0.1 / 5.3 km15 km12.7 km SE of Kistufell (Iceland)
Tue, 22 Oct 10:33 UTCM 0.4 / 12.6 km15 km13.2 km SE of Kistufell (Iceland)
Sun, 20 Oct 2019
Sun, 20 Oct 05:56 UTCM 0.3 / 7.2 km19 km14.1 km E of Kistufell (Iceland)
Sun, 20 Oct 05:56 UTCM 0.4 / 7.9 km19 km14.1 km E of Kistufell (Iceland)
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Kverkfjöll, a large stratovolcano is hidden beneath the NE end of the Vatnajökull glacier. It has two elliptical ice-filled calderas, 8 x 5 km in diameter.
Fissures from the volcano can be traced 60 km to the NE. Kverkfjöll has had a number of subglacial eruptions in historic times.

Kverkfjöll Fotos:

Kverkfjöll volcano and part of the Vatnajökull glacier in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Kverkfjöll volcano and part of the Vatnajökull glacier in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Central section of the lava flow with parts of Kverkfjöll volcano and Vatnajökull glacier in background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Central section of the lava flow with parts of Kverkfjöll volcano and Vatnajökull glacier in background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)



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