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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) (14 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plot Updated: Sat, 16 Nov 01:40 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Fri, 15 Nov 2019
Fri, 15 Nov 17:33 UTCM 1.2 / 4.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (18 km) - Eastern Iceland 16.1 km SSE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
Thu, 14 Nov 23:07 UTCM 0.6 / 5.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland 14.0 km E of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Nov 23:07 UTCM 0.3 / 5.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland 14.2 km E of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Nov 18:56 UTCM 0.7 / 8.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (10 km) - Eastern Iceland 11.4 km NNW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Thu, 14 Nov 18:56 UTCM 1.1 / 12.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (10 km) - Eastern Iceland 11.3 km NNW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
Wed, 13 Nov 20:44 UTCM 0.3 / 5.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (5 km) - Eastern Iceland 1.9 km SSW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Nov 20:42 UTCM 1.1 / 1.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (2 km) - Eastern Iceland 3.6 km W of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Nov 20:42 UTCM 1.4 / 8.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (4 km) - Eastern Iceland 2.1 km WSW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 13 Nov 19:54 UTCM 0.7 / 5.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (14 km) - Eastern Iceland 14.0 km SE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
Tue, 12 Nov 12:20 UTCM 1.2 / 2.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (1 km) - Eastern Iceland 5.5 km W of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 12 Nov 12:20 UTCM 0.3 / 3.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (2 km) - Eastern Iceland 5.6 km W of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 9 Nov 2019
Sat, 9 Nov 17:52 UTCM 0.2 / 4.7 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland 14.6 km ENE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 9 Nov 06:35 UTCM 0.9 / 5 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland 14.4 km ENE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 9 Nov 06:35 UTCM 0.6 / 6.3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland 14.3 km E of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.6*10^7 J (7.23 KWh) [learn more]

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