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Saturday, Aug 17, 2013
Kverkfjoell volcano (Iceland): glacial flood and small phreatic explosion (Icelandic Civil Protection)
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. ... read all
Saturday, Oct 20, 2012
Kverkfjöll volcano (Eastern Iceland) activity update: occasional small earthquake swarms
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. read all
 

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) (7 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Sat, 11 Jul 13:41 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Thu, 9 Jul 2020
Thu, 9 Jul 21:09 UTCM 0.8 / 3.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (17 km) - Eastern Iceland 12.4 km E of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 8 Jul 2020
Wed, 8 Jul 23:12 UTCM 0.1 / 5.3 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland 14.4 km E of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Wed, 8 Jul 02:22 UTCM 0.5 / 3.8 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (22 km) - Eastern Iceland 17.0 km ENE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 6 Jul 2020
Mon, 6 Jul 13:56 UTCM 0.3 / 1.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (18 km) - Eastern Iceland 18.8 km SSE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Mon, 6 Jul 13:55 UTCM 0.7 / 1.1 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland 19.2 km SSE of Kistufell (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sun, 5 Jul 2020
Sun, 5 Jul 03:31 UTCM 0.8 / 20.5 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (6 km) - Eastern Iceland 1.7 km SSE of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Sat, 4 Jul 2020
Sat, 4 Jul 17:41 UTCM 1.4 / 1.2 km - [info]Kverkfjöll (19 km) - Eastern Iceland 21.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
[Map]		IMO
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1*10^7 J (3.13 KWh) [learn more]

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