June 30, 1729 Eruption of Krafla

Name: June 30, 1729 Eruption of Krafla
Start: 1729-06-30
Location: Krafla, Iceland

June 30, 1729 · VEI 2

Krafla in Iceland erupted on June 30, 1729 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.

Where it erupted

Krafla, Iceland, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: June 30, 1729
Volcano: Krafla, caldera
Country: Iceland
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Location: 65.715° N, 16.728° 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 Krafla

April 27, 1977VEI 1

Every eruption in 1729 The 1700s Krafla Earthquakes near Krafla 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 4316.