What the records say
- When
- 27 Jan 1973
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Iceland
- Coordinates
- 63.42° N, 20.27° W
- Vei
- 3
- Deaths
- 1
- Houses destroyed
- 300
- Volcano type
- Submarine volcano
2 sources record it
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- 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
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