Öraefajökull volcano
Updated: Feb 8, 2023 18:37 GMT -
Stratovolcano 2119 m (6,952 ft)
Iceland, 64°N / -16.65°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Iceland, 64°N / -16.65°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 14 Oct 2022 (Volcanic Ash Advisory)
Öraefajökull, Iceland's highest peak, is probably Iceland's most violent volcano. A major silicic eruption in 1362 was Iceland's largest historical explosive eruption. It and another eruption during 1727-28 were accompanied by major jökulhlaups (glacier outburst floods) that caused property damage and fatalities.
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Explosive.
Öraefajökull volcano eruptions: 1362 (Plinian eruption), 1727-28 (sub-Plinian)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Sunday, February 5, 2023 GMT (2 quakes) | ||||
| Feb 5, 2023 5:09 pm (GMT +0) (Feb 5, 2023 17:09 GMT) | 1.3 14 km | 22 km (14 mi) Iceland: 9.1 Km NNW of Skaftafell | ||
| Feb 5, 2023 3:48 pm (GMT +0) (Feb 5, 2023 15:48 GMT) | 1.3 1.1 km | 30 km (19 mi) Iceland: 16.0 Km NW of Skaftafell | ||
| Tuesday, January 31, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jan 31, 2023 1:42 am (GMT +0) (Jan 31, 2023 01:42 GMT) | 1.1 4.8 km | 44 km (27 mi) Iceland: 15.4 Km S of Grímsfjall | ||
| Thursday, January 26, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jan 26, 2023 11:57 pm (GMT +0) (Jan 26, 2023 23:57 GMT) | 0.9 0.1 km | 23 km (14 mi) Iceland: 12.3 Km NNW of Skaftafell | ||
Background
Öraefajökull is a broad glacier-clad central volcano at the SE end of the Vatnajökull icecap. A 4 x 5 km subglacial caldera truncates the summit of the basaltic and rhyolitic volcano. The largest-volume volcano in Iceland, 2119-m-high Öraefajökull was mostly constructed during the Pleistocene. Holocene activity has been dominated by explosive summit eruptions, although flank lava effusions have also occurred.---
Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
