February 1477 Eruption of Bardarbunga
Bardarbunga in Iceland erupted in February 1477 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 6.
Where it erupted
Bardarbunga, Iceland, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- February 1477
- Volcano
- Bardarbunga, stratovolcano
- Country
- Iceland
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 6, paroxysmal (eruption column over 25 km)
- Location
- 64.633° N, 17.516° 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.
Other significant eruptions of Bardarbunga
More
Every eruption in 1477The 1400sBardarbungaEarthquakes near Bardarbunga
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 5150.