Katla, Iceland

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

Katla is a subglacial volcano in Iceland, 1,490 m (4,888 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records 15 significant eruptions here, which killed 2 people where the toll is counted.

Katla on the map

Katla 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: Subglacial volcano
Elevation: 1,490 m (4,888 ft)
Country: Iceland
Region: Iceland-S
Summit: 63.633° N, 19.083° W
Last known eruption: 1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 372030

Significant eruptions

15 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Katla Volcanic ash advisories on the live map

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.