| Volcano Name: | Katla | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 372030 |
| Alternate Name: |
Alftakvislarhraun Almenningahraun Brytalaekir Eldgjá Emstruhruan Fljotahraun Hoefdhajokull Katlogiaa Koetlegiaa Kotlugja Krikahraun Maelifellshraun Midhdalsjokull Midkvislarhraun Myrdalsjokull Myrdalsjökull Raudibotn Soelheimajokull Tuddahraun Vedurhalshraun |
Volcano Type: | Subglacial volcano(es) |
| Latitude: | 63.6333333300 | ||
| Longitude: | -19.0500000000 | ||
| Region: | Iceland and Arctic Ocean | Sub Region: | Iceland (southern) |
| Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
| Eruption Start Date: | 12/10/1918 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.700 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.800 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | + 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 8 /5 /1860 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | 27/5 /1860 | Dating Technique: | Historical records | |
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.090 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.200 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 17/10/1755 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | > 0.430 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | > 1.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | ? 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 11/5 /1721 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.430 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 1.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | ? 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 3 /11/1660 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.090 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.200 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 2 /9 /1625 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.430 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | > 1.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 12/10/1612 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.090 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.200 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 11/8 /1580 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.090 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.200 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1550 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Tephrochronology | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.090 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.200 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1500 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Tephrochronology | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.348 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.800 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.900 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1440 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.090 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.200 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1416 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | < 0.090 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | < 0.200 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | ? 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1357 | Date Error: | 3 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.700 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.800 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | + 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1262 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | > 0.430 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | > 1.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1245 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.090 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.200 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1210 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Tephrochronology | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.040 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.100 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 939 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | 940 | Dating Technique: | Ice core | |
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 1.700 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 4.500 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.700 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 15.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Intensity : | 10.110 (Column Height) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | ? 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Basalt | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Basalt |
| Eruption Start Date: | 920 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.090 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.200 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | -850 | Date Error: | 50 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| C14 Date: | 2660 | C14 Date Error: | 50 | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.126 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.290 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.500 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | -1440 | Date Error: | 40 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| C14 Date: | 3139 | C14 Date Error: | 40 | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.096 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.220 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | -1920 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.057 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.130 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.100 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 12121 BP | Date Error: | 114 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Ice core | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 2.800 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 6.500 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.800 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Calculated) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |