English: This figure shows the outline location of the major deformation zones in Iceland. The thicker red lines represent diverging plate boundaries, the narrow lines intra-plate volcanism, the dotted line propagating rift, and dashes transform fault zones.

As of 16 February 2024 this file was identical to File:Outline of Iceland Deformation Zones.svg by agreement between the mutual authors. This file has since been updated with vectors shown of current plate movement.

Legend: RR, Reykjanes Ridge; RVB, Reykjanes Volcanic Belt; WVZ, West Volcanic Zone; MIB, Mid-Iceland Belt; SISZ, South Iceland Seismic Zone; EVZ, East Volcanic Zone; SIVZ, South Iceland Volcanic Zone; NVZ, North Volcanic Zone; TFZ, Tjörnes Fracture Zone; KR, Kolbeinsey Ridge; ÖVB, Öræfajökul Volcanic Belt; SVB, Snæfellsnes Volcanic Belt.

This map is based on the maps in:

• (2016). "Continuous subsidence in the Thingvellir rift graben, Iceland: Geodetic observations since 1967 compared to rheological models of plate spreading". Journal Geophysical Research. Solid Earth 121: 321–338. DOI:10.1002/2015JB012306. Fig. 1
• (2021). "Conditions and Dynamics of Magma Storage in the Snæfellsnes Volcanic Zone, Western Iceland: Insights from the Búðahraun and Berserkjahraun Eruptions". Journal of Petrology 62 (9). DOI:10.1093/petrology/egab054. Fig. 1
• T. Thordarson, G. Larsen. Volcanism in Iceland in historical time: Volcano types, eruption styles and eruptive history Journal of Geodynamics 43 (2007) 118–152 Fig 2.
• Jakobsson, S.P., Jónasson, K. and Sigurdsson, I.A. The three igneous rock series of Iceland. Jökull, 58,(2008) pp.117-138. Figure 1 and Table 1. This reference suggests A. Meier may have contributed to the graphic design.

The plate movement of the North American Plate relative to the Eurasian plate is based on the model in DeMets, C., Gordon, R.G. and Argus, D.F., 2010. Geologically current plate motions. Geophysical journal international, 181(1), pp.1-80. Technically while the 2 decimal place accuracy possible for each year or period, the observations between 1996 and 2007 show that rate of movement per observation period of a year has varied by up to 0.1 mm/yr. The reasons for such year to year variation in a given plate tectonic model are complex and not just due to corrections that may need to be made for large local earthquakes. However relative directions and particularly the relative change with latitude were felt best illustrated by 4 figure data.