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    Hengill

    Crater rows · 803 m · Iceland

    Hengill
    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Reykholt assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Hengill sits on the North American Plate, in a rift zone. 13 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 150.

    Elevation
    803 m
    Type
    Crater rows
    Tectonic Setting
    Rift zone, oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    North American Plate
    Country
    Iceland
    Last Eruption
    150
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    13
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    2

    Eruption Timeline

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

    8,350 BCE · VEI 08,250 BCE · VEI 08,200 BCE · VEI 07,550 BCE · VEI 07,300 BCE7,100 BCE · VEI 05,550 BCE · VEI 05,000 BCE3,750 BCE · VEI 23,250 BCE · VEI 01,730 BCE · VEI 080 BCE · VEI 2150 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 8,350 BCE1500180019002000

    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