Fremrinamar

Fremrinamar (Iceland) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 970 m above sea level. The GVP records 4 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1,200 BCE.

Elevation: 970 m
Last eruption: 1,200 BCE
Confirmed eruptions: 4
Max VEI: 0
Country: Iceland
Location: 65.42° N, 16.67° W
Region (GVP): Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
GVP type: Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Main rock type: Basalt / Picro-Basalt

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
c. 1,200 BCE	—	?	Kraeduborgir (Burfellshraun) · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,300 BCE	—	0	Ketildyngja · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,000 BCE	—	0	Kerlingardyngja · Correlation: Tephrochronology
4,050 BCE ± 1,050 years	—	?	Sveinar (Rauduborgir) fissure · Correlation: Tephrochronology

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#373070)