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Grímsnes Volcano

Updated: 25 апр 2024 13:46 GMT -
Crater rows 214 m (702 ft)
Исландия, 64.03°N / -20.87°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Grímsnes is a relatively small volcanic system located SE of Thingvallavatn lake east of an en echelon group of volcanic fields extending across the Reykjanes Peninsula.

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Typical eruption style: Effusive (lava flows)
Grímsnes volcano eruptions: none during historic times

Latest nearby earthquakes

ВремяМагнитуда / ГлубинаРасстояние / Местоположение
23 апр 16:44 (Reykjavik)
1.2

7.6 km
9.1 km WSW of Selfoss
Более
Понедельник, 22 апреля 2024 GMT (1 земл.)
22 апр 13:02 (Reykjavik)
2.1

7.3 km
20 km к юго-западу 9.3 km WSW of Selfoss
Более
Четверг, 18 апреля 2024 GMT (1 земл.)
18 апр 12:18 (Reykjavik)
1.5

4.4 km
4.8 km SSW of Hestfjall
Более
Понедельник, 15 апреля 2024 GMT (1 земл.)
15 апр 16:54 (Reykjavik)
2.8

3.5 km
23 km к западу 2.9 km NNW of Skálafell
Более
Суббота, 13 апреля 2024 GMT (2 земл.)
13 апр 21:11 (Reykjavik)
1.5

7.4 km
4.4 km SE of Raufarhólshellir
Более
13 апр 16:06 (Reykjavik)
1.5

5.5 km
2.3 km ESE of Hrómundartindi
Более

Background

Grímsnes lava flows cover 54 sq km and were erupted from a group of 11 fissures that produced a series of NE-SW-trending crater rows. The eruptions of the basaltic Grímsnes lavas were restricted to a relatively short interval between about 6500 and 5500 years ago.

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