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Thordarhyrna

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1650m
Last eruption
1904
Thordarhyrna
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Iceland
Region
Atlantic Ocean / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1650m
Coordinates
64.267, -17.617
Last eruption
1904
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite

Geological summary

The Þórðarhyrna central volcano has been moderately active during the Holocene, with the last eruption occurring in 1903 CE.

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From Wikipedia

Thordarhyrna is one of seven subglacial volcanoes beneath the Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland. It is a paired active central volcano with Grímsvötn, and can be classified as part of the Grímsvötn-Laki volcanic system, with common fissure swarms to the south.

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Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1823 – 1904
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (1902)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
1
Summary (VEI over time)
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1823~1831 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21886~1894 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21894~1902 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 418231839186318781894

Detailed timeline

  1. 1902VEI 4Observed
    1902-12-16 – 1904-01-12
    Grímsvötn and Thordarhyrna
  2. 1887VEI 2Observed
    1887-08-15 – 1889-07-02
    Thordarhyrna
  3. 1823VEI 2Observed
    1823-02-04 – end unknown
    Grímsvötn-Thordarhyrna

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