Thorisjokull Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 15:58 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 | |||
Apr 17, 10:36 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.3 3.9 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the SE | 14.4 km N of Geysir | Info | |
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 14, 05:08 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.3 6.8 km | 25 km (15 mi) to the SE | 9.1 km WNW of Geysir | Info | |
Apr 14, 03:40 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.2 4.2 km | 25 km (15 mi) to the SE | 9.4 km W of Geysir | Info | |
Thursday, April 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 11, 07:52 am (Reykjavik) | 1.7 5.3 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the NE | 14.1 km S of Eiríksjökull | Info | |
Saturday, April 13, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 13, 01:51 pm (Reykjavik) | 1.0 8 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SW | Iceland: 9.4 km WSW of Skjaldbreið | Info | |
Apr 13, 01:52 pm (Reykjavik) | 0.9 1.1 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SW | 9.1 km WSW of Skjaldbreið | Info |
Background
Thorisjökull is a large glacier-covered shield volcano SW of Langjökull volcano.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information