Volcano profile

Iceland

Askja.

Volcano profile for Askja 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
1,080 m
Last documented eruption
1961
Coordinates
65.033°, -16.783°
GVP number
373060

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No current eruption report

Iceland

Askja

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,080 m
Last documented eruption
1961
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
65.033°, -16.783°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
373060
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Askja · Iceland

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
26 Oct 19615 Dec 19612Confirmed eruption
19 Dec 1938Not available2Confirmed eruption
15 Jul 1926Not available?2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1924Uncertain datingNot available?0Confirmed eruption
15 Jan 1923Not available0Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 1922Not available0Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 1921Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1919Not available2Confirmed 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

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Askja · No current eruption report · 1,080 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Akureyri International AirportIceland · AEY · BIAR
    91.6 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC