The 2010 eruption was modest in volume but met glacial meltwater, shattering magma into fine ash that a steady jet stream carried over Europe. Airspace closures grounded roughly 100,000 flights and made ash advisories a household subject.
Erupted since 2000
Stratovolcano · Basalt / Picro-Basalt
0 events in 90 days
Seismicity within 50 km radius, active VAAC ash plumes, and tectonic plate boundaries.
No catalogued earthquakes within 50 km in the last 90 days.
Eyjafjallajokull is an active Stratovolcano formed in an active Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km). Dominant lithology: Basalt / Picro-Basalt.
Official catalogue parameters, coordinates, elevation and geotectonic classification.
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Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Smithsonian GVP profile