Lyngdalsheidi Volcano
Updated: May 12, 2024 09:32 GMT -
Shield 404 m / 1325 ft
SW Iceland, 64.15°N / -20.9°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
SW Iceland, 64.15°N / -20.9°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Lyngdalsheidi 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 11, 10:15 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.3 2.1 km | Iceland: 3.1 km NNW of Hellisheiðarvirkjun | Info | ||
Friday, May 10, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
May 10, 02:22 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.7 6.3 km | 22 km (13 mi) to the SW | 1.7 km S of Skeggi_á_Hengli | Info | |
May 10, 01:02 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 5.4 km | 1.6 km SSE of Skeggi_á_Hengli | Info | ||
May 10, 01:01 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.7 6.2 km | 22 km (13 mi) to the SW | 1.8 km S of Skeggi_á_Hengli | Info | |
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 8, 02:50 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.3 6.3 km | 9.2 km WSW of Selfoss | Info | ||
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 30, 04:12 am (Reykjavik) | 1.4 4.6 km | 2.3 km ESE of Hveradalir | Info |
Background
Interglacial shield volcano (Thorarinsson 1960).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information