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Kistufell Volcano

Updated: Dec 6, 2024 13:44 GMT -
Tuya 1436 m / 4711 ft
Central Iceland, 64.78°N / -17.21°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance / Location
Nov 30, 06:52 pm (Reykjavik)
2.7

4.3 km
23 km (14 mi) to the SW 3.1 km SSE of Bárðarbunga  I FELT IT Info
Nov 30, 10:58 am (Reykjavik)
2.6

2.5 km
4.7 km ESE of Bárðarbunga  I FELT IT Info
Nov 30, 01:08 am (Reykjavik)
2.8

5.7 km
22 km (14 mi) to the SW 3.2 km SE of Bárðarbunga  I FELT IT Info
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 27, 03:16 am (Reykjavik)
3.6

1.9 km
17 km (10.6 mi) to the SW 4.8 km ENE of Bárðarbunga Info
Saturday, November 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 23, 11:58 am (Reykjavik)
2.9

4.4 km
21 km (13 mi) to the SW 4.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga Info
Friday, November 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 22, 07:25 pm (Reykjavik)
2.6

2.1 km
5.6 km ENE of Bárðarbunga Info

Background

Kistufell is a Pleistocene table mountain lying NNE of Bardabunga at the margin of Dyngjujökull.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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