; University of Iceland
5.8.2014
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In the evening of 21 July 2014, a large rockslide occurred in Askja, which descended into the
caldera lake (Lake Öskjuvatn). The slide was released from the southeastern caldera wall in
an area called “Suðurbotnar”. It is one of the largest known rockslides since the settlement of
Iceland. The slide covered
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In the evening of 21 July 2014, a large rockslide occurred in Askja, which descended into the caldera lake (Lake Öskjuvatn). The slide was released from the southeastern caldera wall in an area called “Suðurbotnar”. It is one of the largest known rockslides since the settlement of Iceland. The slide covered most
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of the lake before the eruption (according to Digital Terrain Model, DTM, from ISOR).
Ice tunnel in Gígjökull
Gígjökull 11 June 2010: an ice tunnel can be seen above the main canyon in the palagonite. Another canyon has formed to the west. Photo: Emmanuel Pierre Pagneux.
Assessment - 17 June 2010 10:00
There is a wall of ice at the eastern, southern and western sides of the crater lake
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which descended into the caldera
lake (Lake Öskjuvatn). The slide was released from
the southeastern caldera wall, triggering a tsunami
in the lake that washed up on the lakeshores all
around the lake, reaching up to 20–30 m elevation
above the water level. The wave travelled farthest
around 400 m (horizontally) into the flatland SE of
the crater Víti. Fortunately, the rockslide occurred
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