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Brennisteinsfjöll
Crater rows · 610 m · Iceland
Brennisteinsfjöll sits on the Eurasian Plate, in a rift zone. 9 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1341.
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Type
- Crater rows
- Tectonic Setting
- Rift zone, oceanic crust
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iceland
- Last Eruption
- 1341
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 9
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 2
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 166,000 people live in those within 30 km.
- 25 kmReykjavík166,000 people
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata