Eruption tours

Eruptions and flowing lava

Iceland has more volcanic activity than anywhere else on Earth. The Atlantic Ocean ridge lies through Iceland and the island is a proclaimed hot spot for there is a constant flow from mantle to surface of molten magma in Iceland. One third of all material that comes from volcanic activities on Earth are generated in Icelandic eruptions. Although Iceland is a small country and the volcanic activity zone is even smaller, 33% of all of Earth's lava flows, flow through Icelandic volcanic systems.

On average an eruption occurs in Iceland every 4 years.

Last eruption that occurred in Iceland was in 2010, on Fimmvorduhals and in Eyjafjallajokull glacier. Prior to that Grimsfjoll in Vatnajokull glacier erupted in 2004 and Hekla volcano erupted in the year 2000. Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes and erupted for instance in 1947, 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000. So it's likely that Hekla will erupt soon. At least it is considered that the volcano is due to erupt and that it could happen at any given moment.

Several other volcanic systems are also due to erupt and it is estimated that Iceland will have at least 5 major eruptions for the next 10 years. An eruption every other year.

Extreme Iceland offers tours to the locations of the eruption where and when it occurs. The tours are under the supervision of experienced mountain guides and Geologists. It doesn't matter where in Iceland the eruption may happen or when, we will take you to the spectacle of raw power erupting from the ground.

Feel free to book in advance for those trips and you'll be notified by our staff when next eruption happens.

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Eruptions in Iceland in the 20th and 21st centuries:

2011: Grimsvotn

2010 Fimmvorduhals and Eyjafjallajokull

2004: Grimsvotn

2000: Hekla

1998: Grimsvotn

1996: Gjalp

1991: Hekla

1984: Krafla

1983: Grimsvotn

1981: Krafla, 2 eruptions

1981: Hekla

1980: Hekla

1980: Krafla, 3 eruptions

1977: Krafla, 2 eruptions

1975: Krafla

1973: Sub-aquatic eruption about 5 kilometers south of Landeyjar in south Iceland.

1973: Heimaey

1970: Hekla

1963-1967: Surtsey

1961: Askja

1947: Hekla

1938: Grimsvotn

1934: Grimsvotn

1933: Grimsvotn

1929: Askja

1927: Askja

1926: Northeast of Eldey

1924: Askja

1923: Askja

1922: Askja, 2 eruptions

1922: Grimsvotn

1921: Askja

1918: Katla

1913: East of Heklu

1910: Thordarhyrna

1903: Thordarhyrna

1902: Grimsvotn