Volcano profile

Iceland

Eldey.

Volcano profile for Eldey 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
Fissure vent
Elevation
70 m
Last documented eruption
1926
Coordinates
63.733°, -23°
GVP number
371022

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No current eruption report

Iceland

Eldey

Fissure vent

Elevation
70 m
Last documented eruption
1926
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
63.733°, -23°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
371022
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Eldey · Iceland

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
5 Jun 1926Not available0Confirmed eruption
26 Jul 1884Not available?2Uncertain eruption
30 May 187915 Jun 18791Confirmed eruption
1422Not available2Confirmed eruption
1340Uncertain datingNot available^3Confirmed eruption
24 Aug 1211Not available?4Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

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

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Eldey · No current eruption report · 70 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Keflavik International AirportIceland · KEF · BIKF
    34.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Reykjavík Domestic AirportIceland · RKV · BIRK
    68.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

ReykjanesbaerIceland · 36.5 km

KeflavikIceland · 37.1 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC