Volcano · Iceland
Eyjafjallajökull
Its 2010 ash cloud closed much of Europe's airspace for days.
Status right now
No current reports
Eyjafjallajökull is not in the latest Smithsonian weekly report or the GDACS volcano alerts. That usually means it is quiet, but not every change is reported straight away. For official alerts, follow the local volcano observatory.
Checked 5 Nov 2026, 02:17 UTC.
Key facts
- Country
- Iceland
- Region
- Europe
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 1,651 m (5,417 ft)
- Coordinates
- 63.633° N, 19.633° W
- Smithsonian number
- 372020
What kind of volcano is it?
Eyjafjallajökull is a stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is a tall, steep cone built from layers of lava, ash and rock from many eruptions. Its sticky magma traps gas, so eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns and fast-moving pyroclastic flows.
Eruption history
| Date | VEI | Deaths | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2010 | 2 | 2 | – |
1 significant eruption near Eyjafjallajökull in NOAA's Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, which lists eruptions that caused deaths, damage or a tsunami, or were VEI 6 or larger. VEI is the Volcanic Explosivity Index, from 0 to 8.
Nearby volcanoes
- KatlaIceland · 27 km
- HeklaIceland · 39 km
- Reykjanes PeninsulaIceland · 141 km
- GrímsvötnIceland · 143 km
- BárðarbungaIceland · 151 km
- Campi FlegreiItaly · 3,347 km
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