Fremrinámar Volcano
Updated: Dec 13, 2024 15:11 GMT -
shield volcano 939 m / 3,081 ft
Iceland, 65.43°N / -16.65°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Iceland, 65.43°N / -16.65°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Fremrinámar volcano (also written as Fremrinamur) is a volcanic system N of Askja and SE of Myvatn lake and includes the central Ketildyngja shield volcano and the Sveinar fissure swarm that extends 130 km to the north coast of Iceland.
The Kerlingardyngja shield volcano to the south is early Holocene in age. The latest eruption produced the Burfellshraun lava flow about 3,200 years ago that covered 75 km2.
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Fremrinámar volcano eruptions: 800 BC (± 300 years)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Dec 6, 05:11 am (Reykjavik) | 0.8 8.6 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the SE |  5.5 km N of Herðubreið | Info | |
| Dec 6, 05:09 am (Reykjavik) | 1.1 8.8 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the SE | 5.6 km N of Herðubreið | Info | |
| Thursday, December 5, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| Dec 5, 05:02 am (Reykjavik) | 0.9 6.3 km | 30 km (18 mi) to the SE | 3.0 km NNE of Herðubreið | Info | |
| Dec 5, 04:39 am (Reykjavik) | 0.9 10.4 km | 30 km (19 mi) to the SE | 2.3 km NNE of Herðubreið | Info | |
| Wednesday, December 4, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Dec 4, 08:33 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.5 7.1 km | 30 km (19 mi) to the S | Iceland: 5.3 km W of Herðubreið | Info | |
| Monday, December 2, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Dec 2, 08:21 am (Reykjavik) | 0.7 5.2 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the SE | 3.1 km NNW of Herðubreið | Info | |
| Sunday, December 1, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Dec 1, 07:19 am (Reykjavik) | 0.7 14 km | 23 km (15 mi) to the SE | Iceland: 8.7 km SSE of Herðubreiðarfjöll | Info | |
Background
Associated fissure systems, including the Sveinar fissure, extend 130 km to the northern coast of Iceland. The Kerlingardyngja shield volcano to the south is also part of the Fremrinámar volcanic system.Iceland's renowned Myvatn lake formed as a result of the eruption of the massive 70-km-long older Laxarhraun lava flow from Ketildyngja shield volcano about 3800 years ago. The latest eruption from Fremrinámar produced the Burfellshraun lava flow about 2500-3000 years ago.
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Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution
Latest satellite images
Fremrinámar Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Fremrinámar volcano (scale of few kilometers)
