Geysir volcano
Stratovolcano 700+ m / 2,297 ft
Southwestern Iceland, 64.32°N / -20.3°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
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Southwestern Iceland, 64.32°N / -20.3°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Geysir volcano eruptions: Pleistocene
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Geysir volcano eruptions: Pleistocene
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance | Location |
| Wed, 20 Jun | |||
| Wed, 20 Jun 14:54 UTC | M 0.7 / 1.3 km | 15 km | 5.3 km ENE of Búrfellsstöð |
| Wed, 20 Jun 06:00 UTC | M 0.9 / 6.9 km | 19 km | 9.3 km E of Hestfjall |
| Mon, 18 Jun | |||
| Mon, 18 Jun 12:16 UTC | M 1.7 / 3.3 km | 3 km | 16.8 km ESE of Húsafell |
| Mon, 18 Jun 12:16 UTC | M 1.3 / 1.8 km | 3 km | 17.1 km SSW of Eiríksjökull |
| Sun, 17 Jun | |||
| Sun, 17 Jun 13:07 UTC | M 0.5 / 7.1 km | 7 km | 5.9 km NNW of Selfoss |
Background:
The Geysir volcanic system in the Haukadalur valley of SW Iceland consists of an eroded basaltic central volcano and rhyolitic lava domes of Pleistocene age. Geysers around the world are named for the Geysir geothermal field, which lies SE of the rhyolitic Laugarfjall lava dome and is one of the most frequently visited geological sites in Iceland. No eruptions are known from the Geysir volcanic system during the Holocene.---
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Geysir Photos:
 White salt geysir (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |  stokkur geysir - milliseconds before eruption (Photo: Tom222) |  Green and brown salt terracees and small geysirs (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
 Yellow salt crusts with green acid ponds and small geysirs at Dallol hydrothermal area (Photo: Stefan Tommasini) |  At Dallol, the areay covered by hydrothermal deposits and active salt springs and geysirs is the largest our main guide has witnssed in the 20 years he has been regularly... |  "Erupting" salt spring (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
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