Tungnafellsjökull volcano
Updated: Aug 15, 2022 06:33 GMT - Refresh
Stratovolcano 1535 m (ca. 5,036 ft)
Iceland, 64.73°N / -17.94°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Iceland, 64.73°N / -17.94°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Tungnafellsjökull central volcano has not have recorded historical activity, but is considered an active volcano that has erupted during the past 10,000 year, mainly from flank fissures on the NE side where young basaltic lava flows occur.
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Effusive.
Tungnafellsjökull volcano eruptions:
unknown
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Monday, August 1, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 1, 2022 6:57 pm (GMT +0) (Aug 1, 2022 18:57 GMT) | 1.2 4.7 km | 34 km (21 mi) Iceland: 6.7 Km SE of Hamarinn | ||
Background
It is located to the NW of the Vatnajökull glacier and contains two calderas. One is largely filled by the Tungnafellsjökull glacier, while the other one to the SE is free of ice and has old rhyolitic lava flows.
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