2370 BCE

Bible record

 * 2370 BCE, the great flood waters of Noah's day outpour.

Historical record

 * c. 2370 BCE, Mount Hekla [H-4] erupts. Hekla is a stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of 1,491 metres (4,892 ft). [H-4] produced some of the largest layers of tephra in Iceland since the last Ice Age.