Volcano profile

Iceland

Kolbeinsey Ridge.

Volcano profile for Kolbeinsey Ridge 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
5 m
Last documented eruption
1755
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 2 highest recorded · More about the VEI
Coordinates
66.67°, -18.5°
GVP number
375010

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No current eruption report

Iceland

Kolbeinsey Ridge

Fissure vent

Elevation
5 m
Last documented eruption
1755
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
66.67°, -18.5°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Arctic Ridge Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
375010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Kolbeinsey Ridge · Iceland

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
18 Sep 1755Not available—Confirmed eruption
1372Not available2?Confirmed eruption

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

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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Kolbeinsey Ridge · No current eruption report · 5 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Grímsey AirportIceland · GRY · BIGR
    25.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC