Hagafell, Reykjanes
The Sundhnúkur crater row at Hagafell on a live webcam: Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, where eruptions return.
About this view
Nine eruptions in twenty months, and the ground still rising: the Sundhnúkur crater row northeast of Grindavík, on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, is the most watched volcanic ground on Earth, and this live webcam from the newspaper Morgunblaðið looks at it close up from Hagafell. The first fissure opened here on 18 December 2023; the ninth eruption ran from 16 July to 5 August 2025.
Between eruptions the view is the black lava fields, the new craters steaming, the lights of the Svartsengi power plant and the evacuated town of Grindavík, and the weather of the North Atlantic crossing it all. When the ground opens again, the fountains and the lava rivers fill the picture within the hour, day or night.
Iceland keeps UTC+0 all year, with no daylight saving. The winter dark, from about 16:00 UTC in December, is when a fissure shows best and when the aurora stands over the lava field; the midnight sun of June makes the whole thing visible around the clock. Icelanders write Sundhnúkagígar, and visitors search Grindavík volcano live cam.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is the Hagafell, Reykjanes live cam located?
- The camera looks over Sundhnúkur crater row, Reykjanes, in Iceland. Its position is 63.867°N, 22.407°W, which you can open on our world map.
- What time is it at the Hagafell, Reykjanes camera?
- Sundhnúkur crater row, Reykjanes runs on UTC, and the live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and whether it is day or night there. It is worth checking before you watch: this view changes completely between the middle of the night and the busiest hours of the day.
- Are there other live cams near Sundhnúkur crater row, Reykjanes?
- Yes — the closest ones are Reykjavík and Mount Esja, Iceberg Cam, Disko Bay and Northumberland Aurora Cam. They are listed under "Nearby cams" further down this page, and every camera we carry is plotted on the world map.
- Is this stream really live?
- Yes. This is a real 24/7 live feed broadcast by mbl.is, played through the official YouTube player — free, no account needed. Every stream in our catalogue is checked automatically before each update to confirm it is still live and watchable.
