1860 Eruption of Grimsvotn
Grimsvotn in Iceland erupted in 1860. The eruption killed 1 person.
Where it erupted
Grimsvotn, Iceland, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
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.
One fatality from drowning in water-filled kettle hole following a jokulhlaup in 1860. No eruption. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Grimsvotn
More
Every eruption in 1860The 1800sGrimsvotnEarthquakes near Grimsvotn
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 6645.