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Iceland

Iceland on the map: 35 Holocene volcanoes and 5 strong earthquakes – with eruptions, elevations and dates.

Holocene volcanoes and the strongest earthquakes

Volcanoes

Volcano	Type	Elevation	Eruptions	Last
Katla	Fissure vents	1,490 m	128	1918
Grímsvötn	Calderas	1,719 m	76	2011
Hekla	Stratovolcanoes	1,490 m	65	2000
Bardarbunga	Stratovolcanoes	2,000 m	44	2015
Krafla	Calderas	800 m	23	1984
Reykjanes	Fissure vents	140 m	22	2025
Askja	Stratovolcanoes	1,080 m	14	1961
Hengill	Fissure vents	803 m	13	150
Grimsnes	Volcanic fields	200 m	11	3,500 BCE
Krysuvik-Trolladyngja	Fissure vents	360 m	11	1340
Snaefellsjokull	Stratovolcanoes	1,446 m	10	200
Torfajokull	Stratovolcanoes	1,280 m	10	1477
Vestmannaeyjar	Fissure vents	283 m	10	1973
Brennisteinsfjoll	Fissure vents	610 m	9	1341
Kverkfjoll	Stratovolcanoes	1,930 m	8	1968
Heidarspordar	Fissure vents	490 m	7	300 BCE
Oddnyjarhnjukur-Langjokull	Fissure vents	1,100 m	6	950
Eldey	Fissure vents	70 m	5	1926
Eyjafjallajökull	Stratovolcanoes	1,651 m	5	2010
Ljosufjoll	Volcanic fields	1,063 m	5	960
Fremrinamar	Stratovolcanoes	970 m	4	1,200 BCE
Fagradalsfjall	Fissure vents	250 m	3	2023
Prestahnukur	Fissure vents	1,385 m	3	3,350 BCE
Theistareykir	Shield volcanoes	563 m	3	900 BCE
Thordarhyrna	Stratovolcanoes	1,650 m	3	1904
Kolbeinsey Ridge	Fissure vents	5 m	2	1755
Oraefajokull	Stratovolcanoes	2,010 m	2	1728
Tjornes Fracture Zone	Fissure vents	−75 m	1	1868
Esjufjoll	Stratovolcanoes	1,620 m	0	—
Helgrindur	Volcanic fields	986 m	0	—
Hofsjokull	Fissure vents	1,765 m	0	—
Hromundartindur	Stratovolcanoes	550 m	0	—
Snaefell	Stratovolcanoes	1,833 m	0	—
Tindfjallajokull	Stratovolcanoes	1,464 m	0	—
Tungnafellsjokull	Stratovolcanoes	1,523 m	0	—