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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
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Last update: 2 Oct 2018 (glacial flood, minor phreatic activity)
Typical eruption style: Effusive
Kverkfjöll volcano eruptions: 1655, 1729, 1729, 1929, 1959, 1968
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Mon, 10 Dec
Mon, 10 Dec 14:48 UTCM 0.3 / 3.1 km7 km6.1 km NNE of Bárðarbunga
Mon, 10 Dec 10:11 UTCM 0.4 / 1.1 km19 km18.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
Mon, 10 Dec 10:11 UTCM 1.0 / 19.7 km18 km18.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
Mon, 10 Dec 08:38 UTCM 0.7 / 14.7 km18 km18.5 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
Mon, 10 Dec 08:38 UTCM 1.2 / 1.1 km19 km19.4 km SSE of Kistufell
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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 Photos:

Kverkfjöll volcano and part of the Vatnajökull glacier in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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)
Central section of the lava flow with parts of Kverkfjöll volcano and Vatnajökull glacier in background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)



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