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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) (32 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Fri, 19 Oct 06:41 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Thu, 18 Oct (6 earthquakes)
Thu, 18 Oct 11:39 UTCM 0.4 / 4.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland17.2 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 18 Oct 11:39 UTCM 0.3 / 5 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland17.3 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 18 Oct 09:59 UTCM 0.3 / 2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (15 km) - Eastern Iceland13.9 km SE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 18 Oct 06:14 UTCM 0.9 / 11 km - [info]Grímsvötn (3 km)4.2 km N of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 18 Oct 01:06 UTCM 0.2 / 7.7 km - [info]Askja (15 km) - Central Iceland8.6 km ESE of Dreki
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 18 Oct 00:01 UTCM 0.9 / 8.2 km - [info]Grímsvötn (8 km)5.5 km E of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 17 Oct
Wed, 17 Oct 15:52 UTCM 0.9 / 3.3 km - [info]Grímsvötn (7 km)10.3 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 17 Oct 15:52 UTCM 1.4 / 1.1 km - [info] (30 km)10.9 km WNW of Trölladyngja
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 17 Oct 03:37 UTCM 1.0 / 6.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (6 km)6.5 km SW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 16 Oct
Tue, 16 Oct 06:41 UTCM 0.5 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.9 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 16 Oct 05:17 UTCM 0.9 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.5 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 16 Oct 02:02 UTCM 0.1 / 3.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (15 km) - Eastern Iceland13.5 km ESE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct (11 earthquakes)
Mon, 15 Oct 23:25 UTCM 1.2 / 1.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.4 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct 17:45 UTCM 0.7 / 1.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland2.8 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct 17:38 UTCM 0.2 / 0.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (2 km) - Central Iceland3.2 km SSE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct 15:38 UTCM 0.1 / 4.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland14.1 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct 12:31 UTCM 1.8 / 5.7 km - [info]Grímsvötn (2 km)4.7 km W of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct 12:18 UTCM 0.1 / 4.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (2 km) - Central Iceland1.5 km W of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct 09:26 UTCM 0.3 / 0.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland20.1 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct 04:28 UTCM 0.4 / 14.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (16 km) - Central Iceland16.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct 04:28 UTCM 0.3 / 15.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland17.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct 00:15 UTCM 0.4 / 2.7 km - [info]Grímsvötn (4 km)3.9 km SSW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 15 Oct 00:11 UTCM 0.6 / 2.9 km - [info]Grímsvötn (3 km)3.6 km SSW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 14 Oct
Sun, 14 Oct 20:27 UTCM 0.1 / 1.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (1 km) - Central Iceland2.4 km S of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 13 Oct (6 earthquakes)
Sat, 13 Oct 20:23 UTCM 1.4 / 3.2 km - [info]Grímsvötn (5 km)5.1 km WSW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 13 Oct 20:23 UTCM 1.9 / 5.1 km - [info]Grímsvötn (5 km)5.2 km SW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 13 Oct 19:08 UTCM 1.5 / 15.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland19.5 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 13 Oct 05:35 UTCM 0.3 / 5.5 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (18 km) - Eastern Iceland13.0 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 13 Oct 05:35 UTCM 0.6 / 11.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (18 km) - Eastern Iceland13.4 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 13 Oct 03:13 UTCM 0.7 / 9.9 km - [info]Grímsvötn (9 km)11.9 km NW of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 12 Oct
Fri, 12 Oct 23:53 UTCM 1.1 / 1.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (15 km) - Eastern Iceland14.1 km SE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 12 Oct 23:53 UTCM 0.7 / 3.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (15 km) - Eastern Iceland14.0 km SE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
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