Kverkfjöll volcano
Updated: Jul 4, 2022 06:52 GMT - Refresh
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
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Tuesday, June 28, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jun 28, 2022 10:22 pm (GMT +0) (Jun 28, 2022 22:22 GMT) | 1.3 1.1 km | 34 km (21 mi) Iceland: 6.3 Km N of Grímsfjall | ||
| Monday, June 27, 2022 GMT (2 quakes) | ||||
| Jun 27, 2022 8:57 am (GMT +0) (Jun 27, 2022 08:57 GMT) | 1.9 2.3 km | 35 km (22 mi) Iceland: 12.8 Km E of Hamarinn | ||
| Jun 27, 2022 1:24 am (GMT +0) (Jun 27, 2022 01:24 GMT) | 1.4 4.3 km | 40 km (25 mi) Iceland: 3.1 Km W of Grímsfjall | ||
| Wednesday, June 22, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jun 22, 2022 4:15 am (GMT +0) (Jun 22, 2022 04:15 GMT) | 3.0 5.2 km | 33 km (21 mi) Iceland: 14.6 Km SSE of Bárðarbunga | ||
Kverkfjöll 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)
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
