March 29, 1875 Eruption of Askja

Name: March 29, 1875 Eruption of Askja
Start: 1875-03-29
Location: Askja, Iceland

March 29, 1875 · VEI 5

Askja in Iceland erupted on March 29, 1875 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5.

Where it erupted

Askja, Iceland, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: March 29, 1875
Volcano: Askja, stratovolcano
Country: Iceland
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 5, very large (eruption column over 25 km)
Location: 65.033° N, 16.783° 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.

Every eruption in 1875 The 1800s Askja Earthquakes near Askja 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 4305.