Lyngdalsheidi Volcano
Updated: Apr 24, 2024 21:59 GMT -
Shield 404 m / 1325 ft
SW Iceland, 64.15°N / -20.9°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
SW Iceland, 64.15°N / -20.9°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Lyngdalsheidi volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 23, 04:44 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 7.6 km | 9.1 km WSW of Selfoss | Info | ||
Monday, April 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 22, 01:02 pm (Reykjavik) | 2.1 7.3 km | 30 km (18 mi) to the SW | 9.3 km WSW of Selfoss | Info | |
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 18, 12:18 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.5 4.4 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SE | 4.8 km SSW of Hestfjall | Info | |
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 15, 04:54 pm (Reykjavik) | 2.8 3.5 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the SW | 2.9 km NNW of Skálafell | Info | |
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 14, 05:08 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.3 6.8 km | 9.1 km WNW of Geysir | Info | ||
Saturday, April 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 13, 04:06 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.5 5.5 km | 15 km (9.5 mi) to the SW | 2.3 km ESE of Hrómundartindi | Info |
Background
Interglacial shield volcano (Thorarinsson 1960).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information