Thorisjokull Volcano
Updated: May 9, 2024 23:12 GMT -
Subglacial 1350 m / 4429 ft
Central Iceland, 64.53°N / -20.7°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Central Iceland, 64.53°N / -20.7°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Thorisjokull 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 | 20 km (13 mi) to the NE | 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 | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) to the NW | Iceland: 16.5 km SSE of Húsafell | Info | |
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
May 1, 03:56 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.3 5.2 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the NE | 16.0 km SSE of Eiríksjökull | Info | |
May 1, 12:23 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.1 9.9 km | 17 km (10.8 mi) to the E | 20.8 km S of Eiríksjökull | Info |
Background
Thorisjökull is a large glacier-covered shield volcano SW of Langjökull volcano.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information