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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] 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
Last update: 16 May 2018 (glacial flood, minor phreatic activity) Typical eruption style: Effusive Kverkfjöll volcano eruptions: 1655, 1729, 1729, 1929, 1959, 1968 | Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance | Location |
| Wed, 15 Aug | | Wed, 15 Aug 06:02 UTC | M 0.4 / 2.3 km | 14 km | 13.7 km SE of Kistufell | | Tue, 14 Aug | | Tue, 14 Aug 23:44 UTC | M 0.8 / 4.4 km | 5 km | 4.0 km SW of Grímsfjall |
| Tue, 14 Aug 23:44 UTC | M 0.6 / 3.3 km | 5 km | 4.3 km SSW of Grímsfjall | | Tue, 14 Aug 15:49 UTC | M 0.8 / 1.1 km | 20 km | 13.0 km E of Trölladyngja | | Tue, 14 Aug 15:49 UTC | M 0.2 / 0.1 km | 21 km | 15.3 km ENE of Kistufell |
View all recent quakes Kverkfjöll, a large stratovolcano is hidden beneath the NE end of the Vatnajökull glacier. It has two elliptical ice-filled calderas, 8 x 5 km in diameter.
Fissures from the volcano can be traced 60 km to the NE. Kverkfjöll has had a number of subglacial eruptions in historic times.
 Kverkfjöll volcano and part of the Vatnajökull glacier in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |  Central section of the lava flow with parts of Kverkfjöll volcano and Vatnajökull glacier in background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
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