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    Esjufjöll

    Stratovolcano · 1,620 m · Iceland

    Esjufjöll
    Photo: rheins · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Esjufjöll sits on the Eurasian Plate, in a rift zone. 1 eruption is known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in unknown. Its major eruptions caused at least 1 deaths.

    Elevation
    1,620 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Rift zone, oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Eurasian Plate
    Country
    Iceland
    Last Eruption
    unknown
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    1
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    1
    Known Fatalities
    1

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    1927 · VEI 1 · deadly eruption VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 14991500180019002000

    Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) 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