November 3, 1660 Eruption of Katla

Name: November 3, 1660 Eruption of Katla
Start: 1660-11-03
Location: Katla, Iceland

November 3, 1660 · VEI 4

Katla in Iceland erupted on November 3, 1660 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4.

Where it erupted

Katla, Iceland, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: November 3, 1660
Volcano: Katla, subglacial volcano
Country: Iceland
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 4, large (eruption column 10 to 25 km)
Location: 63.633° N, 19.083° 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.

Tephra Volume: 2 x 108m3, eruptive characteristics: subglacial eruption, explosive eruption, damage (land, property, etc.).

Other significant eruptions of Katla

Every eruption in 1660 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 4232.