1151 Eruption of Krysuvik-Trolladyngja

Name: 1151 Eruption of Krysuvik-Trolladyngja
Start: 1151
Location: Krysuvik-Trolladyngja, Iceland

1151 · VEI 1

Krysuvik-Trolladyngja in Iceland erupted in 1151 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1.

Where it erupted

Krysuvik-Trolladyngja, Iceland.

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The eruption

Date: 1151
Volcano: Krysuvik-Trolladyngja, crater rows
Country: Iceland
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 1, small (eruption column 100 m to 1 km)
Location: 63.917° N, 22.067° W

The toll

Damage: Limited (under about $1 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Damage to land and property.

Every eruption in 1151 The 1100s Krysuvik-Trolladyngja Earthquakes near Krysuvik-Trolladyngja

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 5149.