Kverkfjöll volcano
Actualizado: 9 ago. 2022 06:53 GMT - Refresh
Stratovolcano 1920? m (ca. 6,299 ft)
Eastern Iceland, 64.65°N / -16.72°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Eastern Iceland, 64.65°N / -16.72°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 16 dic 2021 (glacial flood, minor phreatic activity)
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.
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Erupciones del volcán Kverkfjöll: 1655, 1729, 1729, 1929, 1959, 1968
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Fecha / Hora | Revista / Prof. | Distancia/Ubicación | ||
| miércoles, 3 agosto 2022 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
| 3 ago 2022 13:17 (GMT +0) (3 ago 2022 13:17 GMT) | 2.2 1.4 km | 33 km (21 mi) Iceland: 5.7 Km N of Grímsfjall | ||
| martes, 2 agosto 2022 GMT (2 sismos) | ||||
| 2 ago 2022 14:24 (GMT +0) (2 ago 2022 14:24 GMT) | 3.7 1.4 km | 35 km (22 mi) Iceland: 2.7 Km NNE of Grímsfjall | ||
| 2 ago 2022 12:51 (GMT +0) (2 ago 2022 12:51 GMT) | 2.7 1.9 km | 35 km (22 mi) Iceland: 3.8 Km NE of Grímsfjall | ||
| sábado, 30 julio 2022 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
| 30 jul 2022 14:03 (GMT +0) (30 jul 2022 14:03 GMT) | 2.9 15 km | 42 km (26 mi) Iceland: 7.8 Km SSE of Grímsfjall | ||
Kverkfjöll Fotos
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)
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
