Lyngdalsheidi Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 16:27 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 15, 04:54 pm (Reykjavik) | 2.8 3.5 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the SW | 2.9 km NNW of Skálafell I FELT IT | Info | |
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 10, 08:32 am (Reykjavik) | 2.4 4.6 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the SW | 1.8 km NW of Skálafell | Info | |
Apr 10, 08:29 am (Reykjavik) | 2.2 4.4 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the SW | 1.8 km WNW of Skálafell | 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 | |
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 | |
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 14, 05:08 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.3 6.8 km | 28 km (18 mi) to the NE | 9.1 km WNW of Geysir | Info |
Background
Interglacial shield volcano (Thorarinsson 1960).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information