Volcano profile
Volcano profile for Hekla in Iceland, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.
Live map
Official VAAC areas. Observations and forecasts have separate valid times.
NOAA-20 / VIIRS · detections within 20 km of catalogue volcanoes. A heat source does not confirm an eruption.
NOAA-20 / OMPS · total SO₂ column in Dobson units (DU), assuming a plume altitude of 3 km.
Total SO₂ columns show neither an individual volcano’s daily emission rate nor directly the concentration at ground level.
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Iceland
Stratovolcano
No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.
Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Profile
All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.
| Start | End | VEI | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2000 | 8 Mar 2000 | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 17 Jan 1991 | 11 Mar 1991 | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 9 Apr 1981 | 16 Apr 1981 | 2 | Confirmed eruption |
| 17 Aug 1980 | 20 Aug 1980 | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 5 May 1970 | 5 Jul 1970 | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 29 Mar 1947 | 21 Apr 1948 | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 25 Apr 1913 | 18 May 1913 | 2 | Confirmed eruption |
| 27 Feb 1878 | 16 Apr 1878 | 2 | Confirmed eruption |
| 2 Sep 1845 | 5 Apr 1846 | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 5 Apr 1766 | May 1768 | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 2 Apr 1725 | Not available | 1? | Confirmed eruption |
| 13 Feb 1693 | 14 Sep 1693 | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 8 May 1636 | Jun 1637 | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 3 Jan 1597 | Jun 1597 | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| May 1554 | Jun 1554 | 2? | Confirmed eruption |
| 25 Jul 1510 | Not available | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 1440Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1 Dec 1389 | 1390 | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 19 May 1341 | Not available | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 11 Jul 1300 | Jul 1301 | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 1222 | Not available | 2 | Confirmed eruption |
| 4 Dec 1206 | Not available | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 19 Jan 1158 | Not available | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 15 Oct 1104 | Not available | 5 | Confirmed eruption |
| 1050Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 800Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 750Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 650Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 550Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 350Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 250Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 150 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 250 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 650 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 750 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 850 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1100 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | 5+ | Confirmed eruption |
| 1150 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1250 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1350 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1550 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 1650 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1750 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1850 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2310 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | 5 | Confirmed eruption |
| 2450 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2750 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2950 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 3350 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 3450 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 3750 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 3950 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4050 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4110 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | 5? | Confirmed eruption |
| 4150 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4250 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4350 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4550 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4650 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4700 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | 4+ | Confirmed eruption |
| 4750 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 4950 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 5050 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 5150 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | 5 | Confirmed eruption |
| 5850 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13
Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.
QuakeMap24
Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.
QuakeMap24
Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Report status: No current eruption report
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Live aircraft · 50 km · Open Data Commons ODbL 1.0
