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Katla volcanosubglacial volcano 1512 m / 4,961 ftSouthern Iceland, 63.63°N / -19.06°W Katla volcano eruptions: 920 AD, 950 AD (?), 1150, 1177, 1245, 1262, 1311, 1357, 1416, 1440, 1450, 1500, 1580, 1612, 1625, 1660-61, 1721, 1755-56, 1823, 1860, 1918, 1955(?), 1999(?), 1918 Typical eruption style: Explosive basaltic and dacitic eruptions, voluminous lava flows Katla webcams / live data Last earthquakes nearby Katla volcano (Iceland): seismic unrestSunday Jan 02, 2011 10:16 AM |
Katla volcano, hidden under the large Mýrdalsjökull glacier in Southern Iceland, located just east of Eyafjallajökull volcano, is showing signs of unrest. In the past 48 hours, 8 earthquakes have occured under the ice cap, which could be a a sign towards a reawakening of the volcano which last erupted in 1918 and is considered overdue. Katla's eruptions are normally accompanied by large and extremely destructive glacier floods, so-called jökulhlaups. Although too early to send an eruption warning, the Icelandic authorities are monitoring the activity under Katla carefully.
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