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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) (18 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Sun, 25 Aug 11:10 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Sat, 24 Aug 2019
Sat, 24 Aug 04:43 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (7 km) - Eastern Iceland 10.5 km NW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 24 Aug 04:43 UTCM 0.4 / 2.5 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (6 km) - Eastern Iceland 8.4 km NNW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Fri, 23 Aug 2019
Fri, 23 Aug 20:25 UTCM 0.6 / 11.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (18 km) - Eastern Iceland 12.2 km E of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 21 Aug 2019
Wed, 21 Aug 23:00 UTCM 1.2 / 4.3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (16 km) - Eastern Iceland 12.9 km SE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 21 Aug 23:00 UTCM 0.6 / 12.3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland 14.5 km SSE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 21 Aug 08:58 UTCM 0.2 / 1.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (18 km) - Eastern Iceland 18.7 km SSE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 21 Aug 07:34 UTCM 0.8 / 10.6 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (7 km) - Eastern Iceland 2.8 km NE of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 21 Aug 05:32 UTCM 0.2 / 5 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland 15.4 km SSE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 20 Aug 2019
Tue, 20 Aug 14:05 UTCM 0.1 / 6.7 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (20 km) - Eastern Iceland 15.6 km ENE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 20 Aug 03:57 UTCM 0.3 / 0.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (23 km) - Eastern Iceland 6.6 km E of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Tue, 20 Aug 02:43 UTCM 0.6 / 4.7 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (21 km) - Eastern Iceland 17.4 km ENE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 19 Aug 2019
Mon, 19 Aug 03:29 UTCM 1.0 / 6.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (2 km) - Eastern Iceland 6.6 km WNW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 19 Aug 03:29 UTCM 0.6 / 19.5 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (4 km) - Eastern Iceland 5.0 km NNW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 19 Aug 03:25 UTCM 0.2 / 5.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (4 km) - Eastern Iceland 7.7 km NW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 18 Aug 2019
Sun, 18 Aug 20:14 UTCM 0.2 / 9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (6 km) - Eastern Iceland 9.5 km NW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 18 Aug 20:14 UTCM 1.0 / 2.4 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (4 km) - Eastern Iceland 7.2 km NW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 18 Aug 11:52 UTCM 0.6 / 1.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (23 km) - Eastern Iceland 10.9 km ENE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 18 Aug 11:52 UTCM 0.3 / 1.9 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (24 km) - Eastern Iceland 11.0 km ENE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.3*10^7 J (3.72 KWh) [learn more]

Earthquake statistics

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Number of quakes and energy past 24 hours
Past 30 days:
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Past 90 days:
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Magnitude distribution and energy released:
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Past 7 days:
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