Volcanic eruption
See 1250 BCE on the mapEruption of Askja
1250 BCE · 65.03° N, 16.78° W
Askja ( ) is an active volcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland. The name Askja refers to a complex of nested calderas within the surrounding Dyngjufjöll mountains, which rise to 1,514 m (4,967 ft), askja meaning box or caldera in Icelandic.
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What the records say
- When
- 1250 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 65.03° N, 16.78° W
- Vei
- 0
- Date uncertainty
- ± 300 years
- Vent
- Litladynga and Askja
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 373060
- Eruption number
- 12906
Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page