Grímsnes vulcano

Crater rows 214 m (702 ft)
Island, 64.03°N / -20.87°W
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)

Grímsnes is a relatively small volcanic system located SE of Thingvallavatn lake east of an en echelon group of volcanic fields extending across the Reykjanes Peninsula.

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Stile eruttivo tipico: Effusive (lava flows)
Eruzioni del vulcano Grímsnes: none during historic times

Latest nearby earthquakes

Data / oraMag. / ProfonditàDistanzaUbicazione
Sat, 15 May 2021 (GMT) (4 Terremoti)
15 May 2021 05:30:51 GMT
0.2

7.1 km - Di più		km5.5 Km NNW of Hrómundartindi, Iceland
15 May 2021 01:55:47 GMT
0.3

5.6 km - Di più		km3.1 Km E of Eiturhóll, Iceland
15 May 2021 01:12:20 GMT
0.4

5.2 km - Di più		km2.2 Km ESE of Hveradalir, Iceland
15 May 2021 00:37:04 GMT
0.9

8.2 km - Di più		km5.8 Km SW of Bláfjallaskáli, Iceland
Fri, 14 May 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto)
14 May 2021 23:51:51 GMT
0.3

7 km - Di più		km2.7 Km SE of Eiturhóll, Iceland

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Grímsnes lava flows cover 54 sq km and were erupted from a group of 11 fissures that produced a series of NE-SW-trending crater rows. The eruptions of the basaltic Grímsnes lavas were restricted to a relatively short interval between about 6500 and 5500 years ago.


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