Oddnyjarhnjukur-Langjokull

Oddnyjarhnjukur-Langjokull (Iceland) is a fissure vent. It rises to 1,100 m above sea level. The GVP records 6 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 950.

Elevation: 1,100 m
Last eruption: 950
Confirmed eruptions: 6
Max VEI: 2
Country: Iceland
Location: 64.85° N, 19.70° W
Region (GVP): Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
GVP type: Fissure vent(s)
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
950 ± 50 years	—	2	Hallmundahraun · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,050 BCE	—	0	Lambahraun · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 2,550 BCE	—	0	Krákshraun · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,550 BCE	—	0	Strytuhraun · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,850 BCE	—	2	Kjalhraun · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 8,600 BCE	—	0	Leggjarbrjotur · Correlation: Tephrochronology

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#371080)