Volcanoes of Iceland: Every Volcano and Eruption on Record

Iceland’s volcanoes on the map

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 record

Volcanoes: 44
Significant eruptions: 54
Deaths counted: 10,188

Every significant eruption

Newest first.

Every volcano

Volcano	Type	Elevation	Last known eruption	Significant eruptions
Askja	Stratovolcano	1,080 m	1900 to 1963	1
Bardarbunga	Stratovolcano	2,000 m	1900 to 1963	6
Brennisteinsfjoll	Crater rows	610 m	AD 1 to 1499
Eldey	Submarine	70 m	1900 to 1963
Esjufjoll	Stratovolcano	1,620 m	1900 to 1963	1
Eyjafjallajokull	Stratovolcano	1,651 m	1964 or later	1
Fagradalsfjall	Fissure vent	250 m	1964 or later
Fremrinamar	Stratovolcano	970 m	BC (Holocene)
Grimsnes	Crater rows	200 m	BC (Holocene)
Grimsvotn	Caldera	1,719 m	1964 or later	7
Heidarspordar	Fissure vent	490 m	BC (Holocene)
Hekla	Stratovolcano	1,490 m	1964 or later	16
Helgrindur	Pyroclastic cone	986 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Hengill	Crater rows	803 m	AD 1 to 1499
Hofsjokull	Subglacial volcano	1,765 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Hromundartindur	Stratovolcano	550 m	An uncertain Holocene eruption
Katla	Subglacial volcano	1,490 m	1900 to 1963	15
Kolbeinsey Ridge	Submarine volcano	5 m	1700 to 1799
Krafla	Caldera	800 m	1964 or later	2
Krakagiger	Stratovolcano	1,491 m	1964 or later
Kristnitokugigar	Crater rows	301 m
Krysuvik-Trolladyngja	Crater rows	360 m	AD 1 to 1499	1
Kverkfjoll	Stratovolcano	1,930 m	1964 or later
Lakagigar	Caldera	1,725 m	1964 or later
Lambafit	Crater rows	550 m	1964 or later
Ljosufjoll	Fissure vent	1,063 m	AD 1 to 1499
Manareyjar	Submarine volcano	0 m	1800 to 1899
Mundafell	Stratovolcano	1,491 m	1964 or later
Oddnyjarhnjukur-Langjokull	Stratovolcano	1,100 m	AD 1 to 1499
Oraefajokull	Stratovolcano	2,010 m	1700 to 1799	2
Prestahnukur	Subglacial volcano	1,385 m	BC (Holocene)
Reykjanes	Crater rows	140 m	AD 1 to 1499	1
Reykjaneshryggur	Submarine volcanoes	80 m	1964 or later
Snaefell	Stratovolcano	1,833 m
Snaefellsjokull	Stratovolcano	1,446 m	AD 1 to 1499
Theistareykir	Shield volcano	563 m	BC (Holocene)
Thordarhyrna	Stratovolcano	1,659 m	1900 to 1963
Thordarhyrna	Stratovolcano	1,650 m	1900 to 1963
Tindfjallajokull	Stratovolcano	1,464 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Tjornes Fracture Zone	Submarine volcano	-75 m	1800 to 1899
Torfajokull	Stratovolcano	1,280 m	AD 1 to 1499
Trollagigar	Crater rows	1,000 m	1800 to 1899
Tungnafellsjokull	Stratovolcano	1,523 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Vestmannaeyjar	Submarine volcano	283 m	1964 or later	1

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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.