Kverkfjöll Volcano
Updated: May 16, 2024 15:31 GMT -
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
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| May 12, 05:34 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.5 3.3 km |  17.0 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
| May 12, 10:48 am (Reykjavik) | 0.5 19 km | 16.7 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
| Saturday, May 4, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
| May 4, 01:55 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.6 18 km | Iceland: 18.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
| May 4, 01:53 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.7 17 km | 17.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
| May 4, 01:51 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.9 18 km | Iceland: 17.1 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
| May 4, 01:51 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.7 17 km | 16.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
Kverkfjöll Volcano 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)
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