| Volcano Name: | Askja | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 373060 |
| Alternate Name: |
Batshraun Botnahraun Dyngjufjall Dyngjufjallahraun Dyngjufjöll Dynjufjöll Fjarholadydyngja Flatadyngja Flotudyngjuhraun Gigoldugjoska Herdubreidartaglagjoska Holuhraun Hrossaborg Hrutshalsar Kistufellsgjoska Kistufellshraun Kollóttadyngja Lindahraun Litladyngja Myvetningahraun North caldera Skalaralda Svartadyngja Sveinagja Trolladyngja Veggjabunga Vikahraun Vikraborgir Viti Öskjuvatn |
Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano(es) |
| Latitude: | 65.0333333300 | ||
| Longitude: | -16.7500000000 | ||
| Region: | Iceland and Arctic Ocean | Sub Region: | Iceland (northeastern) |
| Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
| Eruption Start Date: | 1 /1 /1875 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.320 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 1.830 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.900 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 26.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Intensity : | 10.900 (Eruption Rate) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 0.320 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 1.830 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 10830 BP | Date Error: | 57 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 1.500 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 3.450 (Calculated) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.500 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 1.500 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 3.450 (Calculated) |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |