Bardarbunga/Grimsvötn Volcanoes
Iceland
- Bardarbunga
- Type: Stratovolcano
- Latitude: 64.63N
- Longitude: 17.53W
- Elevation 2000 m (6560 ft)
- Volcano No. 1703-03
- Grimsvotn
- Type: Caldera
- Latitude: 64.42N
- Longitude: 17.33W
- Elevation 1725 m (5658 ft)
- Volcano No. 1703-01
- Reports, Images and Links!
- These reports and images mirrored with permission from the NVI
Updates
- Report 1: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 15:27:59 -0100Z A subglacial eruption near the Bardarbunga and Grimsvotn volcanoes in Iceland.
- Report 2: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 Eruption continues, heavy melting of the glacier, 15,000' plume, flights are cancelled.
- Report 3: Wed, 2 Oct 1996, 12:00 Eye-witness accounts.
- Report 4: Thur, 3 Oct 1996 Fissure 6-8 km long, plume up to 30,000'
- Report 5: Thur-Fri, 3-4 Oct 1996 Fissure 8 km long, ground reports.
- Report 6: Fri, 4 Oct 1996, 16:00 Activity still going strong.
- Report 7: Mon, 7 Oct 1996, 09:00 Activity still going strong, still awaiting jokulhlaup.
Images
Bulletin of Global Volcanism Reports
Nordisk Vulkanologisk Institut (NVI)(mirrored last updated 08 Nov 96)