Ok Volcano
Updated: May 10, 2024 07:34 GMT -
Shield 1141 m / 3743 ft
Central Iceland, 64.62°N / -20.88°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Central Iceland, 64.62°N / -20.88°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Ok 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 8, 07:52 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 3.9 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the E | 19.4 km SSE of Eiríksjökull | Info | |
Sunday, May 5, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 5, 04:51 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.4 3.9 km | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) to the SE | Iceland: 16.5 km SSE of Húsafell | Info | |
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 1, 12:23 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.1 9.9 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the E | 20.8 km S of Eiríksjökull | Info |
Background
The large Ok shield volcano is topped by a small glacial icecap and lies west of the SW tip of Langjökull and NW of Thorisjökull volcano.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information