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Fissure vents

Katla

Katla (Iceland) is a fissure vent. It rises to 1,490 m above sea level. The GVP records 128 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1918.

Elevation
1,490 m
Last eruption
1918
Confirmed eruptions
128
Max VEI
5
Country
Iceland
Location
63.63° N, 19.08° W
Region (GVP)
Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
GVP type
Fissure vent(s)
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Main rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
12 October 1918 4 November 1918 4 South side of caldera · Observations: Reported
8 May 1860 27 May 1860 4 Observations: Reported
26 June 1823 23 July 1823 3 Arcuate fissure in south part of caldera · Observations: Reported
17 October 1755 13 February 1756 5 E-W fissure in center of caldera · Observations: Reported
11 May 1721 15 October 1721 5 Observations: Reported
3 November 1660 1661 4 Observations: Reported
2 September 1625 14 September 1625 5 Observations: Reported
12 October 1612 — 4 Observations: Reported
11 August 1580 — 4 Observations: Reported
c. 1550 — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1500 — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
1450 ± 50 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
1440 — 4 Observations: Reported
1416 — 4 Observations: Reported
1357 ± 3 years — 4 SW of Kotlugja · Observations: Reported
18 January 1311 — ? Observations: Reported
1262 — 5 Observations: Reported
1245 — 4 Observations: Reported
c. 1210 — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
1177 ± 2 years — 3 Observations: Reported
1150 ± 50 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 960 — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 950 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
934 ± 2 years 940 4 Eldgjá fissure system (NE flank) · Sidereal: Ice Core
920 — 4 Observations: Reported
c. 820 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 780 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 680 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 610 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 590 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 540 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 500 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 400 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 290 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
270 ± 12 years — 3 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 260 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 200 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 130 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 30 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 80 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 250 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 370 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 430 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 530 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 550 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 560 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 600 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 650 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 700 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 740 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 780 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
850 BCE ± 50 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 860 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 920 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 990 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,160 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,190 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
1,220 BCE ± 12 years — 3 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 1,280 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,290 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
1,440 BCE ± 40 years — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 1,540 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,640 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,670 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,700 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,850 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,910 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1,920 BCE — 4 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 1,950 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,000 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,020 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,050 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,110 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,160 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,190 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,220 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,250 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,420 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,480 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,540 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,680 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,850 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 2,920 BCE — 3 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,180 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,280 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,370 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,390 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,480 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,510 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,640 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,670 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,720 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,790 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,810 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 3,930 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,060 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,210 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,240 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,280 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,370 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,430 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,610 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,660 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,750 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,810 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 4,880 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,020 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,040 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,070 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,180 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,230 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,360 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,460 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,470 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,550 BCE — ? NE flank · Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,560 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,630 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,710 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,720 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,730 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,850 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,890 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 5,960 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,050 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,170 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,200 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,230 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 6,380 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#372030)