Iceland, 05 November 2004 - On 01 November 2004 at 22:00pm (GMT), a release of overburden pressure triggered an eruption of Grímsvötn Volcano, in Iceland.
An intense swarm of volcanic earthquakes started three hours earlier with a continuous low frequency tremor, indicating an onset of an eruption. Weather conditions prohibited direct observations of the eruption of the remote volcano situated near the centre of Europe’s largest ice-cap, Vatnajökull.
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Event Timeline |
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Iceland |
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This image was acquired over the Republic of Iceland Island, located in the North of Atlantic Ocean, east of Greenland. |
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Envisat ASAR wide-swath image |
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Coordinates |
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NE Lat/Long - N 66.40 / W 25.37 |
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NW Lat/Long - N 66.50 / W 12.18 |
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SW Lat/Long - N 62.37 / W 24.21 |
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SE Lat/Long - N 62.45 / W 13.00 |
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Grímsvötn Volcano eruption - Iceland, November 2004
