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Kverkfjoell volcano (Iceland): glacial flood and small phreatic explosion (Icelandic Civil Protection)
Aerial photo of the NE rim of the Kverkjökull glacier with deposits of the flood and ash from the phreatic explosion (
Saturday, Aug 17, 2013
A small phreatic eruption seems to have taken place yesterday at the ice-covered Kverkfjoell central volcano. The steam-driven (no fresh magma involved) explosion followed a small glacial flood on 15 August the Kverkjökull glacier released into the Volga river and was probably a result of the pressure release during the flood. [more]
Kverkfjöll volcano (Eastern Iceland) activity update: occasional small earthquake swarms
Location of quakes (Icelandic Met Office)
Saturday, Oct 20, 2012
A small earthquake swarm occurred on Saturday at Kverkfjoell volcano with about 20 quakes. The largest was a magnitude 2.6 event at 1.1 km depth. ... [more]
 

Kverkfjöll volcano

Stratovolcano 1920? m (ca. 6,299 ft), Eastern Iceland, 64.65°N / -16.72°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (45 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plot Updated: Wed, 16 Aug 13:21 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Wed, 16 Aug
Wed, 16 Aug 04:03 UTCM 1.3 / 3.7 km - [info]Grímsvötn (11 km)13.3 km NNW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 16 Aug 01:46 UTCM 0.9 / 5.3 km - [info]Grímsvötn (10 km)5.7 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 16 Aug 01:04 UTCM 0.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.9 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 16 Aug 01:04 UTCM 0.8 / 4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.9 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 15 Aug
Tue, 15 Aug 12:22 UTCM 1.0 / 0.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (8 km) - Central Iceland7.9 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 15 Aug 05:01 UTCM 0.8 / 2.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland13.6 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 15 Aug 05:01 UTCM 0.5 / 3.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland13.3 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug (13 earthquakes)
Mon, 14 Aug 23:10 UTCM 0.9 / 3.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (2 km) - Central Iceland2.9 km SSE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 21:22 UTCM 1.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.3 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 19:53 UTCM 0.1 / 3.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (15 km) - Eastern Iceland13.5 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 15:11 UTCM 1.3 / 17.8 km - [info]Bardarbunga (18 km) - Central Iceland18.3 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 07:14 UTCM 2.9 / 7.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (9 km) - Central Iceland7.2 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 05:30 UTCM 0.1 / 4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland13.3 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 03:50 UTCM 1.9 / 6.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland6.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 03:50 UTCM 1.4 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland7.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 03:44 UTCM 0.9 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland5.8 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 03:44 UTCM 1.4 / 2.8 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland5.9 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 02:09 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland4.1 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 00:41 UTCM 0.5 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.1 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 14 Aug 00:41 UTCM 0.8 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.9 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 13 Aug
Sun, 13 Aug 18:27 UTCM 1.1 / 5.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland2.9 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 13 Aug 17:21 UTCM 0.1 / 3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland13.4 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 13 Aug 08:19 UTCM 0.6 / 6.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland6.3 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 13 Aug 04:17 UTCM 0.5 / 5.8 km - [info]Grímsvötn (10 km)7.7 km S of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 12 Aug
Sat, 12 Aug 15:11 UTCM 0.1 / 4.7 km - [info]Grímsvötn (3 km)6.1 km WNW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 12 Aug 09:25 UTCM 0.6 / 8.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (10 km) - Central Iceland8.4 km N of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 12 Aug 06:43 UTCM 0.4 / 1.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland15.7 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 12 Aug 03:48 UTCM 0.2 / 6.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland10.5 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 12 Aug 01:02 UTCM 0.3 / 15.2 km - [info]Grímsvötn (6 km)4.4 km SSW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 11 Aug (7 earthquakes)
Fri, 11 Aug 20:51 UTCM 0.6 / 13.3 km - [info]Grímsvötn (4 km)6.3 km NNW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 11 Aug 19:43 UTCM 0.7 / 2.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland4.5 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 11 Aug 16:18 UTCM 0.2 / 6.4 km - [info]Askja (24 km) - Central Iceland4.1 km ENE of Trölladyngja
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 11 Aug 16:17 UTCM 0.4 / 5.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland11.9 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 11 Aug 14:40 UTCM 0.8 / 4.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland14.6 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 11 Aug 14:40 UTCM 0.4 / 4.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland14.7 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 11 Aug 01:12 UTCM 1.0 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland5.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 10 Aug (6 earthquakes)
Thu, 10 Aug 21:43 UTCM 1.2 / 15.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland17.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 10 Aug 21:43 UTCM 1.2 / 26.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland7.9 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 10 Aug 21:24 UTCM 0.9 / 3.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (15 km) - Eastern Iceland13.7 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 10 Aug 21:24 UTCM 0.5 / 3.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (14 km) - Eastern Iceland14.0 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 10 Aug 18:14 UTCM 0.6 / 5.7 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland14.4 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 10 Aug 18:14 UTCM 0.4 / 3.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland14.9 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 9 Aug
Wed, 9 Aug 23:48 UTCM 0.1 / 2.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (2 km) - Central Iceland2.8 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 9 Aug 21:17 UTCM 2.2 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland5.9 km NE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 9 Aug 14:06 UTCM 0.8 / 5.8 km - [info]Grímsvötn (10 km)8.5 km SSW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
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