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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) (36 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plot Updated: Wed, 28 Jun 05:31 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Tue, 27 Jun
Tue, 27 Jun 11:52 UTCM 0.1 / 6.9 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (9 km)8.7 km ENE of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 27 Jun 00:46 UTCM 0.9 / 2.8 km - [info]Esjufjöll (19 km)14.5 km N of Skaftafell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 27 Jun 00:46 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Öraefajökull (12 km)9.8 km NW of Hvannadalshnjúkur
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 26 Jun
Mon, 26 Jun 07:04 UTCM 0.6 / 3.3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland13.3 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 26 Jun 01:17 UTCM 0.3 / 3.8 km - [info]Esjufjöll (20 km)22.0 km SSE of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 25 Jun (7 earthquakes)
Sun, 25 Jun 23:34 UTCM 1.2 / 0.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.3 km ENE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 25 Jun 23:34 UTCM 1.7 / 8.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland5.9 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 25 Jun 14:51 UTCM 0.1 / 14.3 km - [info]Tungnafellsjökull (7 km)13.4 km ENE of Nýidalur
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 25 Jun 14:33 UTCM 0.7 / 3.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland15.3 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 25 Jun 12:28 UTCM 0.4 / 2.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland5.2 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 25 Jun 12:21 UTCM 0.3 / 0.9 km - [info]Öraefajökull (27 km)12.5 km NW of Skaftafell
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 25 Jun 09:42 UTCM 0.3 / 6.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (21 km) - Eastern Iceland13.2 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 24 Jun
Sat, 24 Jun 08:43 UTCM 1.2 / 2.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.7 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun (14 earthquakes)
Fri, 23 Jun 15:31 UTCM 1.8 / 11.1 km - [info]Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (4 km)3.2 km E of Hamarinn
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 10:29 UTCM 0.8 / 8.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.2 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 09:55 UTCM 1.4 / 7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.0 km NNW of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 03:24 UTCM 0.2 / 18.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (10 km) - Central Iceland9.2 km NNW of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 03:15 UTCM 0.5 / 7.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.0 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 03:06 UTCM 2.4 / 11.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.6 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 01:45 UTCM 1.0 / 8.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (8 km) - Eastern Iceland10.2 km NNW of Kverkfjöll
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 01:45 UTCM 0.5 / 11.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (9 km) - Eastern Iceland10.7 km NNW of Kverkfjöll
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 01:39 UTCM 0.8 / 3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland3.0 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 01:24 UTCM 2.0 / 7.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland4.2 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 01:21 UTCM 0.9 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland3.8 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 00:33 UTCM 0.7 / 17.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (9 km) - Central Iceland7.8 km NNW of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 00:27 UTCM 0.7 / 15.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.2 km NNW of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Jun 00:22 UTCM 2.3 / 10 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland3.8 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 22 Jun
Thu, 22 Jun 18:00 UTCM 0.6 / 9.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland5.7 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 22 Jun 16:36 UTCM 0.5 / 9.7 km - [info]Esjufjöll (8 km)23.4 km NNE of Hvannadalshnjúkur
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 22 Jun 14:52 UTCM 0.9 / 11.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland2.4 km NW of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 22 Jun 01:27 UTCM 0.2 / 12.5 km - [info]Esjufjöll (17 km)21.3 km N of Skaftafell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 21 Jun
Wed, 21 Jun 07:05 UTCM 2.0 / 6.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (8 km) - Central Iceland7.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 21 Jun 06:38 UTCM 3.2 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland7.2 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 21 Jun 06:36 UTCM 3.9 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland7.1 km E of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 21 Jun 06:36 UTCM 3.1 / 10.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 21 Jun 06:31 UTCM 2.9 / 5.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland5.8 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO

 

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