February 13, 1693 Eruption of Hekla

Name: February 13, 1693 Eruption of Hekla
Start: 1693-02-13
Location: Hekla, Iceland

February 13, 1693 · VEI 4

Hekla in Iceland erupted on February 13, 1693 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Hekla, Iceland, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: February 13, 1693
Volcano: Hekla, stratovolcano
Country: Iceland
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 4, large (eruption column 10 to 25 km)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 63.983° N, 19.666° 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.

Latter (1981) lists as an eruption that caused a tsunami.

Other significant eruptions of Hekla

Every eruption in 1693 The 1600s Hekla Earthquakes near Hekla 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 4251.