Volcano profile

Iceland

Theistareykir.

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

Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
563 m
Last documented eruption
900 BCE
Coordinates
65.883°, -16.967°
GVP number
373090

Live map

Live map around Theistareykir

Satellites & ash clouds

Map options

Airports and nuclear plants provide geographic context. Being in or near an area does not establish closure, damage or a specific hazard.

Loading …

50 km · Live ADS-B
Loading live aircraft …
No current eruption report

Iceland

Theistareykir

Shield volcano

Elevation
563 m
Last documented eruption
900 BCE
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
65.883°, -16.967°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
373090
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.

Profile

Theistareykir · Iceland

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
900 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
6800 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
9500 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed 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.

Nearby earthquakes ↗

QuakeMap24

Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Theistareykir · No current eruption report · 563 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Akureyri International AirportIceland · AEY · BIAR
    56.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Þórshöfn AirportIceland · THO · BITN
    82.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Grímsey AirportIceland · GRY · BIGR
    87.5 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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

QuakeMap24

Sources & data dates

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.

VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC