Hekla, Iceland

Stratovolcano · 1,490 m (4,888 ft) · Iceland-S

Hekla is a stratovolcano in Iceland, 1,490 m (4,888 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 16 significant eruptions here, which killed 602 people where the toll is counted.

Hekla on the map

Hekla 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: 1,490 m (4,888 ft)
Country: Iceland
Region: Iceland-S
Summit: 63.983° N, 19.666° W
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 372070

Significant eruptions

16 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.