September 2, 1625 Eruption of Katla

Name: September 2, 1625 Eruption of Katla
Start: 1625-09-02
Location: Katla, Iceland

September 2, 1625 · VEI 5

Katla in Iceland erupted on September 2, 1625 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5.

Where it erupted

Katla, Iceland, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: September 2, 1625
Volcano: Katla, subglacial volcano
Country: Iceland
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 5, very large (eruption column over 25 km)
Location: 63.633° N, 19.083° W

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Tephra Volume: 1.5 x 109m3, eruptive characteristics: subglacial eruption, explosive eruption, damage (land, property, etc.), evacuation. (reference 32432)

Other significant eruptions of Katla

Every eruption in 1625 The 1600s Katla Earthquakes near Katla This day in weather history

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 4231.