Volcano Name: Eyjafjallajökull Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 372020
Alternate Name:
Eyafjalla
Eyjafjallajökull
Eyjafjöll
Fimmvörduháls
Hamragardarhraun
Hofdahraun
Irarhraun
Midskalarheidarhraun
Raudahraun
Skerjahraun
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano(es)
Latitude: 63.6333333333
Longitude: -19.6166666667
Region: Iceland and Arctic Ocean Sub Region: Iceland (southern)
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 20/3 /2010 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: 23/6 /2010 Dating Technique: Historical records
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): > 0.040 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): > 0.100 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.000 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 6.400 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 8.650 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)

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