Hreppar Volcano
Updated: May 10, 2024 13:46 GMT -
Fissure vent(s) unknown
Central Iceland, 64.42°N / -19.5°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Central Iceland, 64.42°N / -19.5°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Hreppar volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
May 1, 07:46 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.0 0.1 km | 34.5 km N of Sigöldustöð | Info | ||
Monday, April 29, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 29, 12:05 am (Reykjavik) | 1.2 1.9 km | 19 km (12 mi) to the N | 30.7 km S of Hveravellir | Info | |
Sunday, April 28, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 28, 11:10 pm (Reykjavik) | 2.1 1.3 km | 20 km (13 mi) to the N | 30.1 km S of Hveravellir | Info | |
Apr 28, 09:55 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.4 0.9 km | 20 km (12 mi) to the N | 30.4 km S of Hveravellir | Info | |
Saturday, April 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 27, 06:24 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.3 1.9 km | 19 km (12 mi) to the N | 30.8 km S of Hveravellir | Info |
Background
Two elongated NE-SW-trending Pleistocene hyaloclastite ridges extend from Kerlingarfjöll volcano in the Hreppar area.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information