Volcano profile

Norway

Jan Mayen.

Volcano profile for Jan Mayen in Norway, 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
2,197 m
Last documented eruption
1985
Coordinates
71.082°, -8.155°
GVP number
376010

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Norway

Jan Mayen

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,197 m
Last documented eruption
1985
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
71.082°, -8.155°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Arctic Ridge Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
376010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Jan Mayen · Norway

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
6 Jan 19859 Jan 19850Confirmed eruption
15 Jan 1973Not available1Confirmed eruption
18 Sep 1970Uncertain dating2 Jul 19723Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1851Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1818Not available?3Confirmed eruption
17 May 173218 May 17324Confirmed eruption
1558Uncertain datingNot available—Uncertain eruption
1350Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Jan Mayen · No current eruption report · 2,197 m

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Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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