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Latest news from Grímsvötn volcano:

Grímsvötn volcano (Iceland): small glacial flood and earthquake swarm
Earthquakes under Grímsvötn volcano, probably a result of the glacial flood (Icelandic Met Office)
Thursday, Mar 27, 2014
A small jökulhlaup (glacier outburst flood) started yesterday from the subglacial lake Grímsvötn and has been discharging into the river Gígjukvísl. ... [more]
Grímsvötn volcano (Iceland) activity update: small glacial flood on 29 Jan 2012
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012
A small glacial flood occurred at Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland on 29 January 2012. The cause of the flood was probably not volcanic, but strong rainfalls and unusually high temperatures that caused melting of large amounts of snow. The flood damaged parts of the Ring Road between Núpsvötn and Gígjukvísl in the Skeiðarársandur flood plain and and east of Gígjukvísl. [more]

 

Grímsvötn volcano

Caldera 1725 m (5,659 ft), Iceland, 64.42°N / -17.33°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (47 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plot Updated: Thu, 21 Jun 04:06 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Thu, 21 Jun
Thu, 21 Jun 03:17 UTCM 1.2 / 8.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (18 km) - Eastern Iceland12.2 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Jun
Wed, 20 Jun 17:07 UTCM 1.3 / 3.4 km - [info]Grímsvötn (4 km)3.6 km SW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Jun 14:35 UTCM 0.3 / 1.9 km - [info]Grímsvötn (27 km)23.8 km NW of Skaftafell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 20 Jun 13:39 UTCM 0.3 / 3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland14.1 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Jun (7 earthquakes)
Tue, 19 Jun 23:18 UTCM 0.6 / 1.4 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (2 km)1.4 km ENE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Jun 23:18 UTCM 1.2 / 11.4 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (2 km)1.4 km NE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Jun 22:01 UTCM 0.2 / 6.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland12.9 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Jun 20:34 UTCM 0.4 / 3.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland13.6 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Jun 18:57 UTCM 0.6 / 2.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland14.4 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Jun 18:57 UTCM 0.4 / 2.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland13.8 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 19 Jun 11:25 UTCM 0.8 / 5 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (21 km) - Eastern Iceland13.9 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Jun
Sun, 17 Jun 09:37 UTCM 1.0 / 6.1 km - [info]Öraefajökull (26 km)13.8 km NNW of Skaftafell
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Jun 09:37 UTCM 0.7 / 12.4 km - [info]Esjufjöll (27 km)14.0 km NNW of Skaftafell
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Jun 07:29 UTCM 0.7 / 2.1 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (13 km)13.5 km ENE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 17 Jun 01:00 UTCM 0.3 / 13.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (16 km) - Central Iceland16.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun (7 earthquakes)
Sat, 16 Jun 13:15 UTCM 0.5 / 1.7 km - [info]Grímsvötn (1 km)1.9 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 09:31 UTCM 0.4 / 6.7 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland13.1 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 07:27 UTCM 0.4 / 7.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland13.0 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 07:09 UTCM 0.5 / 1.8 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (12 km)11.7 km ENE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 07:09 UTCM 0.7 / 9.2 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (12 km)11.4 km ENE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 07:09 UTCM 1.0 / 9.2 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (11 km)11.4 km ENE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 16 Jun 01:46 UTCM 0.5 / 9.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland12.4 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun (7 earthquakes)
Fri, 15 Jun 22:28 UTCM 0.4 / 4.9 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (3 km)2.8 km E of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 22:28 UTCM 0.9 / 4 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (3 km)3.1 km E of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 21:39 UTCM 0.6 / 4.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland13.2 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 17:41 UTCM 0.5 / 10.2 km - [info]Grímsvötn (10 km)11.1 km N of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 09:09 UTCM 0.6 / 1.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (6 km)8.6 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 09:09 UTCM 0.9 / 0.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (6 km)8.9 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 15 Jun 08:54 UTCM 0.7 / 6.4 km - [info]Grímsvötn (8 km)5.6 km ENE of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun (18 earthquakes)
Thu, 14 Jun 22:02 UTCM 1.5 / 5.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (11 km)7.9 km SSE of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 16:35 UTCM 3.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland4.7 km NE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 15:19 UTCM 1.5 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.4 km ENE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 15:19 UTCM 1.2 / 13 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (11 km)10.3 km NNW of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 15:04 UTCM 4.7 / 8.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland- 117km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland
I FELT IT
[Map]		USGS
(181.3 km WSW from epicenter) / not felt (via app)
Thu, 14 Jun 14:32 UTCM 0.1 / 6.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland3.8 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:53 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland5.7 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:36 UTCM 3.1 / 0.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.5 km NE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:30 UTCM 1.4 / 3.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland2.8 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:30 UTCM 1.9 / 1.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland2.6 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:28 UTCM 1.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.8 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:28 UTCM 2.0 / 1.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland3.8 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:25 UTCM 3.3 / 0.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.3 km ENE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:20 UTCM 2.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.4 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 13:14 UTCM 4.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland5.3 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Akureyri (114.9 km NNW from epicenter) / not felt (via app)
Thu, 14 Jun 13:14 UTCM 3.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland5.3 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 08:27 UTCM 0.7 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.3 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Jun 08:18 UTCM 0.6 / 1.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland5.9 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO

 

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