Volcanoes of Iceland

Esjufjoll, Iceland

Stratovolcano · 1,620 m (5,315 ft) · Iceland-SE

Esjufjoll is a stratovolcano in Iceland, 1,620 m (5,315 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here, which killed 1 people where the toll is counted.

Esjufjoll on the map

Esjufjoll and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,620 m (5,315 ft)
Country
Iceland
Region
Iceland-SE
Summit
64.250° N, 16.583° W
Last known eruption
1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
374020

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.