Hreppar Volcano
Updated: Apr 24, 2024 10:23 GMT -
Fissure vent(s) unknown
Central Iceland, 64.42°N / -19.5°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Central Iceland, 64.42°N / -19.5°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Hreppar volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 21, 10:53 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.5 6.1 km | 20 km (12 mi) to the SE | 13.7 km NW of Sigöldustöð | Info | |
Apr 21, 09:57 am (Reykjavik) | 1.3 6.5 km | 17 km (10.3 mi) to the S | 18.4 km NW of Sigöldustöð | Info | |
Friday, April 19, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 19, 06:49 am (Reykjavik) | 0.7 5.4 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the E | 23.0 km N of Sigöldustöð | Info |
Background
Two elongated NE-SW-trending Pleistocene hyaloclastite ridges extend from Kerlingarfjöll volcano in the Hreppar area.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information