Eruption of Katla

Ne zaman

11 May 1721

Tür

Yanardağ patlaması

Konum

Iceland

Koordinatlar

63.63° N, 19.08° W

Vei

5

Volcano type

Subglacial volcano

Large volcano in Southern Iceland

Katla is an active subglacial volcano in southern Iceland. This volcano has been very active historically with at least twenty documented major eruptions since 2920 BC. In its recent history though, Katla has been less active as the last major eruption occurred in 1918. These eruptions have had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of between 4 and 5 on a scale of 0 to 8.

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