Small phreatic eruption at subglacial Kverkfjöll volcano, Iceland

Small phreatic eruption at subglacial Kverkfjöll volcano, Iceland

A small phreatic eruption seems to have taken place on August 16, 2013 at the subglacial Kverkfjöll volcano, Iceland. The steam-driven explosion followed a small glacial flood on August 15.

Aerial photo of the NE rim of the