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Volcanoes in Iceland

Iceland has 35 Holocene volcanoes on the map. 11 have erupted since 1926. The highest summits at 2,010 m. Below: how they split by eruption age, and the country’s most recently active volcanoes. From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, snapshot 2026-06-23.

VOLCANOES35

ACTIVE SINCE 192611

HIGHEST SUMMIT2,010 m

By last eruption

Erupted since 192611 · 31%

Historical (1500–1925)5 · 14%

Prehistoric (Holocene)12 · 34%

Last eruption undated7 · 20%

Most recently active in Iceland

The country’s volcanoes, most recent eruption first. Year is the last recorded eruption; elevation is the summit.

2025Reykjanes · Crater rows140 m

2023Fagradalsfjall · Fissure vent250 m

2015Bardarbunga · Stratovolcano2,000 m

2011Grimsvotn · Caldera1,719 m

2010Eyjafjallajokull · Stratovolcano1,651 m

2000Hekla · Stratovolcano1,490 m

1984Krafla · Caldera800 m

1973Vestmannaeyjar · Fissure vent(s)283 m

1968Kverkfjoll · Stratovolcano1,930 m

1961Askja · Stratovolcano1,080 m

1926Eldey · Fissure vent70 m

1918Katla · Fissure vent(s)1,490 m

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