List of impact craters in Europe


This list includes all 41 confirmed impact craters in Europe as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface features. By EID convention, Russian and Asian craters are grouped together in the List of impact craters in Asia and Russia.

Confirmed craters

NameLocationDiameter Age Coordinates
BoltyshUkraine24
DellenSweden19
DobeleLatvia4.5
GardnosNorway5
GranbySweden3
IlumetsaEstonia0.08
Hummeln structureSweden1.2
IlyinetsUkraine8.5
Iso-NaakkimaFinland3
KaaliEstonia0.11 km
KärdlaEstonia4
KarikkoselkäFinland1.4
KeurusselkäFinland30
LappajärviFinland23
LockneSweden7.5
LogoiskBelarus15
LumparnFinland9
MalingenSweden1
MienSweden9
MizaraiLithuania5
MjølnirBarents Sea, Norway40
MoraskoPoland0.10 km
NeugrundEstonia8
Nördlinger RiesGermany25
Obolon'Ukraine20
PaasselkäFinland10
Ritland craterNorway2.7
RochechouartFrance23
RotmistrovkaUkraine2.7
SaarijärviFinland1.5
SiljanSweden52
SteinheimGermany3.8
Suvasvesi NorthFinland4
Suvasvesi SouthFinland3.8
SääksjärviFinland6
SöderfjärdenFinland6.6
TernovkaUkraine11
TvärenSweden2
VepriaiLithuania8
ZapadnayaUkraine3.2
Zeleny GaiUkraine3.5

Unconfirmed impact craters

The following craters are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly discovered craters or those for which it is difficult to collect evidence are generally known for some time before becoming listed. However, entries on the unconfirmed list could still have an impact origin disproven.
NameLocationDiameterAgeCoordinates
GuardaPortugal30
SilverpitNorth Sea near England20
SirenteItalylargest 140 x 115 m
UllapoolLoch Broom, Scotland50
Zerelia EastThessaly, Greece150 m
Zerelia WestThessaly, Greece250 m