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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
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Wed, 16 Oct 07:42 UTCM 1.5 / 5.3 km7 km9.9 km NNW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
Wed, 16 Oct 07:42 UTCM 1.1 / 11.9 km7 km10.1 km NNW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
Wed, 16 Oct 06:44 UTCM 0.7 / 12.9 km8 km10.4 km NNW of Kverkfjöll (Iceland)
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
Tue, 15 Oct 06:11 UTCM 0.5 / 9.6 km14 km14.4 km SE of Kistufell (Iceland)
Mon, 14 Oct 2019
Mon, 14 Oct 17:13 UTCM 0.2 / 0.5 km16 km20.6 km SSE of Kistufell (Iceland)
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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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