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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) (42 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Fri, 20 Jul 18:12 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Fri, 20 Jul (6 earthquakes)
Fri, 20 Jul 14:48 UTCM 1.5 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland4.9 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 20 Jul 14:48 UTCM 2.0 / 0.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland5.3 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 20 Jul 11:47 UTCM 0.7 / 1.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (8 km) - Central Iceland7.8 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 20 Jul 11:47 UTCM 1.0 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (8 km) - Central Iceland8.3 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 20 Jul 06:51 UTCM 0.1 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (8 km) - Central Iceland7.7 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 20 Jul 06:28 UTCM 3.4 / 2.2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (9 km) - Central Iceland7.8 km E of Bárðarbunga
I FELT IT
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul (17 earthquakes)
Thu, 19 Jul 22:28 UTCM 0.5 / 3.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland5.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 22:28 UTCM 0.4 / 4.8 km - [info]Bardarbunga (5 km) - Central Iceland5.5 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 17:13 UTCM 0.6 / 2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.5 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 14:39 UTCM 0.8 / 15.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland16.7 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 14:39 UTCM 1.2 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland17.3 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 14:37 UTCM 1.2 / 1.7 km - [info]Grímsvötn (19 km)19.6 km NNE of Grímsfjall
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 05:33 UTCM 0.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (8 km) - Central Iceland7.8 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 04:56 UTCM 0.2 / 2.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (1 km) - Eastern Iceland5.9 km WNW of Kverkfjöll
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 03:27 UTCM 0.4 / 26.3 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland17.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 03:25 UTCM 0.3 / 15.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (18 km) - Central Iceland18.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 03:25 UTCM 1.0 / 13.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (19 km) - Central Iceland18.9 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 03:25 UTCM 1.3 / 6.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland19.3 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 03:25 UTCM 0.7 / 17.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (19 km) - Central Iceland19.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 03:24 UTCM 0.2 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland17.1 km E of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 00:42 UTCM 0.1 / 18 km - [info]Bardarbunga (16 km) - Central Iceland16.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 00:42 UTCM 0.5 / 16.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (16 km) - Central Iceland16.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 19 Jul 00:41 UTCM 0.4 / 16 km - [info]Bardarbunga (19 km) - Central Iceland19.5 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Jul
Wed, 18 Jul 18:17 UTCM 0.8 / 2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.7 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Jul 08:29 UTCM 0.3 / 2.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland13.7 km E of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 18 Jul 02:01 UTCM 0.6 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland5.8 km NNW of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 17 Jul
Tue, 17 Jul 15:42 UTCM 1.1 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland6.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 17 Jul 15:42 UTCM 0.7 / 1.4 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland7.2 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 17 Jul 12:33 UTCM 0.7 / 1.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.8 km SSE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 17 Jul 05:16 UTCM 0.4 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (6 km) - Central Iceland6.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 17 Jul 02:43 UTCM 0.6 / 0.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.9 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Jul
Mon, 16 Jul 21:47 UTCM 0.2 / 29.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (17 km) - Central Iceland17.3 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Jul 17:19 UTCM 1.1 / 10.9 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland4.1 km S of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Jul 12:19 UTCM 1.5 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland4.5 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Jul 01:38 UTCM 0.2 / 1.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (18 km) - Eastern Iceland19.6 km SSE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 16 Jul 00:49 UTCM 0.4 / 17.6 km - [info]Bardarbunga (16 km) - Central Iceland16.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 15 Jul
Sun, 15 Jul 16:49 UTCM 1.9 / 1.5 km - [info]Bardarbunga (7 km) - Central Iceland5.5 km ENE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Jul
Sat, 14 Jul 07:04 UTCM 1.5 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (4 km) - Central Iceland4.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 14 Jul 00:33 UTCM 0.2 / 6.3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland15.2 km ENE of Kistufell
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 13 Jul
Fri, 13 Jul 18:44 UTCM 1.5 / 2 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.4 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 13 Jul 18:25 UTCM 1.4 / 1.1 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.6 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 13 Jul 18:25 UTCM 1.9 / 2.7 km - [info]Bardarbunga (3 km) - Central Iceland3.3 km SE of Bárðarbunga
[Map]		IMO
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