List of volcanoes in Europe


Though Canary Islands geographically are part of the African Plate and are generally considered part of the African continent, they administratively belong to Spain and therefore volcanoes of the islands are on this list.
NameLocationElevation CoordinatesLast eruptionNotes
AskjaIceland1961
EldfellIceland1973
KraflaIceland1984
SurtseyIceland1963
FagradalsfjallIceland2023
Krýsuvík (volcanic system)Iceland1188
EldeyIceland1926
BrennisteinsfjöllIcelandLate 10th Century AD
Mount ElbrusRussiaabout 50 years AD
TeideTenerife, Canary Islands, SpainNovember 1909
Mount EtnaSicily, ItalyOngoing
Mount PicoIlha do Pico, Azores, Portugal1718
Nea KameniSantorini, Greece1950
BeerenbergJan Mayen, Norway1985
ÖræfajökullIceland1727–1728
BárðarbungaIceland2014–2015
Cumbre ViejaLa Palma, Canary Islands, Spain28°34′N 17°50′W2021
Mounts of CantalFrance2 million years ago
Puy de DômeFrance10,700 years agoCarbonized plant fragments at the location were found to have formed c.10,700 years ago.
Monte AmiataItaly180,000 years ago
GrímsvötnIceland2011
EyjafjallajökullIceland2010
KatlaIceland1918Possible later minor eruptions did not melt covering ice.
HeklaIceland2000
SnæfellsjökullIceland200 AD
Monte VultureItaly40,000 years ago
CiomadRomania32,600 to 27,500 years ago
Mount VesuviusItaly1944
Colli AlbaniItaly7,000 years ago
StromboliAeolian Islands, ItalyOngoing
Phlegraean FieldsItaly1538
VulcanoAeolian Islands, Italy1888–1890
Volcanic EifelEifel, Germany10 000 to 20 000 years ago
CapelinhosFaial Island, Azores501 m 1957-1958