August 3, 1727 Eruption of Oraefajokull
Oraefajokull in Iceland erupted on August 3, 1727 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. The eruption killed 3 people.
Where it erupted
Oraefajokull, Iceland, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- August 3, 1727
- Volcano
- Oraefajokull, stratovolcano
- Country
- Iceland
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 4, large (eruption column 10 to 25 km)
- Killed by
- Floods (and glacial outburst floods)
- Location
- 64.000° N, 16.650° W
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
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.
3 drowned when jokulhlaup swept chalet away. Many sheep and horses were also drowned and many horses killed by bomb fall.
Other significant eruptions of Oraefajokull
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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 4327.