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Herdubreid Volcano

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 22:02 GMT -
Tuya 1682 m / 5518 ft
Central Iceland, 65.18°N / -16.35°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Herdubreid volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance / Location
Mar 25, 10:40 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 25, 10:40 GMT
3.5

5.7 km
25 km (15 mi) to the SW 7.6 km SSE of Lokatindur
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Mar 25, 08:09 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 25, 08:09 GMT
2.5

3.9 km
24 km (15 mi) to the SW 7.6 km SSE of Lokatindur Info
Mar 25, 08:06 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 25, 08:06 GMT
2.5

4.3 km
25 km (15 mi) to the SW 7.6 km SSE of Lokatindur Info
Mar 25, 08:08 am (Reykjavik)
Mar 25, 08:08 GMT
2.1

4.1 km
25 km (15 mi) to the SW 7.8 km SSE of Lokatindur Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 03:40 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 24, 15:40 GMT
2.1

3.2 km
23 km (14 mi) to the SW 4.4 km W of Dreki Info
Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 28, 06:23 pm (Reykjavik)
Mar 28, 18:23 GMT
1.9

4 km
4.6 km (2.9 mi) to the S Iceland: 4.0 km SSE of Herðubreið Info

Background

The renowned flat-topped Icelandic table mountain Herdubreid, located NE of Askja volcano, was active until the late Pleistocene.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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