Kverkfjöll vulcano
Aggiornato: 29 gen. 2023 03:04 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1920? m (ca. 6,299 ft)
Eastern Iceland, 64.65°N / -16.72°W
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)
Eastern Iceland, 64.65°N / -16.72°W
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)
Last update: 16 dic 2021 (glacial flood, minor phreatic activity)
Kverkfjöll, a large stratovolcano is hidden beneath the NE end of the Vatnajökull glacier. It has two elliptical ice-filled calderas, 8 x 5 km in diameter.
Fissures from the volcano can be traced 60 km to the NE. Kverkfjöll has had a number of subglacial eruptions in historic times.
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Eruzioni del vulcano Kverkfjöll: 1655, 1729, 1729, 1929, 1959, 1968
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Data / ora | Mag. / Prof. | Distanza/Ubicazione | ||
| sabato, 28 gennaio 2023 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
| 28 gen 2023 00:56 (GMT +0) (28 gen 2023 00:56 GMT) | 1.4 4 km | 38 km (24 mi) Iceland: 1.6 Km WNW of Grímsfjall | ||
| domenica, 22 gennaio 2023 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
| 22 gen 2023 05:20 (GMT +0) (22 gen 2023 05:20 GMT) | 1.9 0.1 km | 31 km (19 mi) Iceland: 7.3 Km E of Bárðarbunga | ||
| sabato, 21 gennaio 2023 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
| 21 gen 2023 08:20 (GMT +0) (21 gen 2023 08:20 GMT) | 1.4 0.1 km | 34 km (21 mi) Iceland: 4.8 Km ESE of Bárðarbunga | ||
| mercoledì, 18 gennaio 2023 GMT (2 sismi) | ||||
| 18 gen 2023 20:43 (GMT +0) (18 gen 2023 20:43 GMT) | 1.6 2 km | 37 km (23 mi) Iceland: 0.2 Km NE of Grímsfjall | ||
| 18 gen 2023 14:16 (GMT +0) (18 gen 2023 14:16 GMT) | 1.6 2.8 km | 34 km (21 mi) Iceland: 4.6 Km NNE of Grímsfjall | ||
Kverkfjöll Photos
Kverkfjöll volcano and part of the Vatnajökull glacier in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
Central section of the lava flow with parts of Kverkfjöll volcano and Vatnajökull glacier in background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
