Kverkfjöll Volcano
Updated: May 18, 2024 19:27 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 13, 04:24 am (Reykjavik) | 0.4 8.5 km | Iceland: 4.1 km WSW of Kverkfjöll | Info | ||
Sunday, May 12, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
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 | ||
Friday, May 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 10, 03:39 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.4 19 km | 17.6 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 8, 08:40 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.5 18 km | Iceland: 17.7 km ESE of Bárðarbunga | Info | ||
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 7, 12:22 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.3 8.5 km | Iceland: 17.3 km ENE of Kistufell | 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)