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Iceland

Snaefellsjokull.

Volcano profile for Snaefellsjokull in Iceland, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,446 m
Last documented eruption
200
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 2 highest recorded · More about the VEI
Coordinates
64.8°, -23.783°
GVP number
370010

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No current eruption report

Iceland

Snaefellsjokull

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,446 m
Last documented eruption
200
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
64.8°, -23.783°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
370010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Snaefellsjokull · Iceland

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
200Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1000 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
2010 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2270 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
2400 BCEUncertain datingNot available2?Confirmed eruption
2970 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
4050 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
4550 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
6050 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
8460 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Snaefellsjokull · No current eruption report · 1,446 m

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC