Volcano profile
15 active and potentially active volcanoes in Iceland — eruption history, elevation, VEI and population exposure.
Volcanoes
15
in database
Active
15
Erupted since 2000
6
Highest VEI
VEI 5
Highest peak
2,119m
Öræfajökull
People within 30km
0.9M
Yes — 15 active
Iceland has 15 catalogued volcanoes, 15 currently classified active, with about 0.9 million people living within 30 km of one. The volcano our model rates most likely to erupt in the next year is Grímsvötn (~26%).
Statistical estimates from the QuakeGlobe eruption-forecast model, not predictions. Always follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,651m
Last Eruption
2010
Pop. 30km
5K
Pop. 100km
200K
📍 63.6300°, -19.6200°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Subglacial volcano
Elevation
1,512m
Last Eruption
1918
Pop. 30km
3K
Pop. 100km
180K
📍 63.6300°, -19.0500°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,491m
Last Eruption
2000
Pop. 30km
10K
Pop. 100km
200K
📍 63.9833°, -19.6667°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Caldera
Elevation
1,725m
Last Eruption
2011
Pop. 30km
100
Pop. 100km
20K
📍 64.4200°, -17.3300°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Shield volcano
Elevation
385m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
250K
Pop. 100km
350K
📍 63.8853°, -22.2613°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,009m
Last Eruption
2015
Pop. 30km
50
Pop. 100km
5K
📍 64.6410°, -17.5280°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,516m
Last Eruption
1961
Pop. 30km
50
Pop. 100km
5K
📍 65.0300°, -16.7500°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Caldera
Elevation
650m
Last Eruption
1984
Pop. 30km
20K
Pop. 100km
30K
📍 65.7170°, -16.7530°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Volcanic field
Elevation
803m
Last Eruption
100
Pop. 30km
300K
Pop. 100km
350K
📍 64.0860°, -21.3200°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Submarine volcano
Elevation
155m
Last Eruption
1967
Pop. 30km
5K
Pop. 100km
180K
📍 63.3030°, -20.6050°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,119m
Last Eruption
1727
Pop. 30km
500
Pop. 100km
10K
📍 64.0000°, -16.6500°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Volcanic field
Elevation
163m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
300K
Pop. 100km
350K
📍 63.8500°, -22.5667°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Volcanic field
Elevation
226m
Last Eruption
1973
Pop. 30km
20K
Pop. 100km
200K
📍 63.4200°, -20.2800°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,259m
Last Eruption
1477
Pop. 30km
2K
Pop. 100km
180K
📍 63.9170°, -19.1670°
Iceland and Arctic Ocean • Subglacial volcano
Elevation
1,400m
Last Eruption
900
Pop. 30km
1K
Pop. 100km
150K
📍 64.6000°, -20.5830°
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FAQ
Iceland has 15 catalogued volcanoes in the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program dataset, 15 currently classified as active, and 6 have erupted since 2000. About 0.9 million people live within 30 km of one.
Our eruption-forecast model rates Grímsvötn the most likely to erupt in the next 12 months in Iceland, at roughly 26% (about one eruption every 3 years on average). This is a statistical estimate, not a prediction — follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
By population exposure — the number of people within 30 km weighted by eruption probability — the most dangerous volcano in Iceland is Reykjanes, with about 300,000 people within 30 km and a modeled 6.9% one-year eruption probability.
The most recent eruption in our dataset for Iceland was at Fagradalsfjall in 2024.