April 27, 1977 Eruption of Krafla

Name: April 27, 1977 Eruption of Krafla
Start: 1977-04-27
Location: Krafla, Iceland

April 27, 1977 · VEI 1

Krafla in Iceland erupted on April 27, 1977 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1.

Where it erupted

Krafla, Iceland, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: April 27, 1977
Volcano: Krafla, caldera
Country: Iceland
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 1, small (eruption column 100 m to 1 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

June 30, 1729VEI 2

Every eruption in 1977 The 1900s 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 4319.