On July 21, 2014, a tsunami occurred at Askja Lake in Iceland. According to the NOAA/NCEI Global Historical Tsunami Database, the event was recorded at latitude 65.02 and longitude -16.7. The official record notes a maximum water height of 60.0 meters.
Event Timing and Classification
The event occurred on July 21, 2014, with a recorded event hour of 23.0 and an event minute of 24.0. In the global historical database, the event is listed with a validity of 4. The cause code associated with this tsunami entry in the database is 8.
Sources and further context
Official datasets support the event-specific facts.