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Iceland

Grimsvotn.

Volcano profile for Grimsvotn 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
Caldera
Elevation
1,719 m
Last documented eruption
2011
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 6 highest recorded · latest VEI 4 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
64.416°, -17.316°
GVP number
373010

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No current eruption report

Iceland

Grimsvotn

Caldera

Elevation
1,719 m
Last documented eruption
2011
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
64.416°, -17.316°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
373010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Grimsvotn · Iceland

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
21 May 201125 May 20114Confirmed eruption
1 Nov 20044 Nov 20043Confirmed eruption
18 Dec 199828 Dec 19983Confirmed eruption
30 Sep 19966 Nov 19963?Confirmed eruption
20 Aug 1984Not available0Uncertain eruption
28 May 19832 Jun 19832Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 197216 Apr 19720Uncertain eruption
16 Jul 1954Not available1?Uncertain eruption
15 Jan 1954Not available1Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 1948Not available0Uncertain eruption
25 Sep 1945Not available1?Uncertain eruption
16 Apr 194116 Aug 19410Uncertain eruption
16 Jun 1939Not available0Uncertain eruption
16 May 1938Not available1Confirmed eruption
21 Dec 193426 Dec 1934—Confirmed eruption
30 Mar 19347 Apr 19342Confirmed eruption
29 Nov 19339 Dec 19331Confirmed eruption
29 Sep 192223 Oct 19222Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1919Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1910Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1897Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 189116 Mar 18922Confirmed eruption
15 Jan 188315 Apr 18832Confirmed eruption
8 Jan 187316 Aug 18734Confirmed eruption
29 Aug 1867Not available1Confirmed eruption
16 May 1861Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1854Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1838Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 May 181616 Jun 18162Confirmed eruption
15 Jul 1794Not available—Uncertain eruption
May 178326 May 17854+Confirmed eruption
Feb 1774Not available2Confirmed eruption
1768Not available2Confirmed eruption
15 Oct 1753Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1730Not available—Confirmed eruption
Feb 1725Not available2Confirmed eruption
6 Oct 1716Not available2Confirmed eruption
15 Oct 1706Not available2Confirmed eruption
1697Not available—Confirmed eruption
5 Nov 1684Jan 16852Confirmed eruption
10 Apr 1681Not available—Confirmed eruption
1665Not available—Confirmed eruption
Nov 1659Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 Feb 1638Not available2Confirmed eruption
1632Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1629Not available2Confirmed eruption
1622Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
29 Jul 1619Not available2Confirmed eruption
1610Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
31 Oct 1603Nov 16032Confirmed eruption
7 Nov 1598Not available3?Confirmed eruption
1530Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1521Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1510Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1509Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1500Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1490Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1471Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1470Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1469Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1450Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1430Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1390Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1370Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1369Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1354Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1350Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
May 1341Not available2Confirmed eruption
Nov 1332Not available2Confirmed eruption
1310Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1290Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1270Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1230Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1190Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1150Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1090Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1060Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1010Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
960Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
910Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1950 BCEUncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
3550 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
4550 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
8230 BCEUncertain datingNot available6Confirmed eruption

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

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Grimsvotn · No current eruption report · 1,719 m

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Sources & data dates

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