Katla, 1918

The eruption of the ice-covered Katla volcano ran 23 days, with vents just north of the southern caldera rim that defines the jökulhlaup catchment. Tephra fall from the intense first phase of 12 to 14 October was reported from Höfn 200 km east, Reykjavík 150 km west and Akureyri 240 km north. Skaftártunga, 25 to 35 km east of the volcano, was the worst hit farming district, with total tephra thickness of 6.5 to 10 cm collecting into drifts tens of centimetres deep.

Eruption start

1918-10-12

Eruption end

1918-11-04

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

4

Volcano

Katla

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=372030

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: iceland, subglacial, jokulhlaup, tephra

Coordinates: 63.633, -19.083

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 4 from 1900 to 1949

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