Kverkfjöll Volcano
Updated: Apr 27, 2024 18:29 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1920? m (ca. 6,299 ft)
Eastern Iceland, 64.65°N / -16.72°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Eastern Iceland, 64.65°N / -16.72°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 16 Dec 2021 (glacial flood, minor phreatic activity)
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.
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Kverkfjöll volcano eruptions: 1655, 1729, 1729, 1929, 1959, 1968
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| Apr 26, 11:44 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.7 13 km |  18.7 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
| Tuesday, April 23, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
| Apr 23, 04:37 am (Reykjavik) | 0.4 0.1 km | 18.2 km S of Kistufell | Info | ||
| Apr 23, 04:36 am (Reykjavik) | 0.5 18 km | 17.3 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
| Apr 23, 04:34 am (Reykjavik) | 0.6 16 km | 17.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
| Sunday, April 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 21, 01:16 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.7 0.8 km | Iceland: 1.2 km NNW of Kverkfjöll | Info | ||
| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 16, 11:52 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.6 18 km | 17.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
Kverkfjöll Volcano Photos
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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