Vatnafjöll Volcano
Updated: May 16, 2024 13:53 GMT -
Spalteneruptionen 1235 m / 4,052 ft
Southern Iceland, 63.92°N / -19.67°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Southern Iceland, 63.92°N / -19.67°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
The Vatnafjöll volcanic system, lying immediately SE of Hekla volcano, is a 40-km-long, 9-km-wide collection of alkali basaltic fissures and crater rows.
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Vatnafjöll volcano eruptions: ca. 750 AD +-1000 years
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| May 14, 04:19 am (Reykjavik) | 1.3 2.8 km | 22 km (14 mi) to the SE |  Iceland: 11.6 km NNE of Básar | Info | |
| Sunday, May 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 12, 04:38 am (Reykjavik) | 1.1 0.1 km | 7.0 km SW of Básar | Info | ||
| Saturday, May 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 11, 07:26 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.7 4.7 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the NE | 10.8 km NW of Landmannalaugar | Info | |
| Tuesday, May 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 7, 02:08 am (Reykjavik) | 1.2 7.5 km | 9.4 km ESE of Árnes | Info | ||
| Saturday, May 4, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| May 4, 02:32 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.9 7.2 km | Iceland: 15.3 km SSE of Árnes | Info | ||
| May 4, 02:31 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 8.3 km | 16.3 km SSE of Árnes | Info | ||
Background
Volcanism has migrated from the SW to the NE during the early to late Holocene. This volcanic system has been one of Iceland's most active. More than two dozen fissure eruptions have occurred during the Holocene, most recently about 1200 years ago.---
Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institute
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