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Santorini

Type
Shield volcano
Elevation
367m
Last eruption
1950
Santorini
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Shield volcano
Country
Greece
Region
Europe / Hellenic Volcanic Arc
Elevation
367m
Coordinates
36.404, 25.396
Last eruption
1950
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Shield
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

Santorini (Thera), in the Aegean Sea, has steep-walled caldera rim with villages that overlook an active volcanic island in the center of a caldera bay.

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From Wikipedia

Santorini, officially Thira or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. It is the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 km2 (28 mi2) and a 2021 census population of 15,480. The municipality of Santorini includes the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia, and the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi, Anydros, and Christiana. The total land area is 90 km2 (35 mi2). Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit.

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Eruption history

11 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
11
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1610 BCE (±14 yrs) – 1950
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 7 (1610 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
4
Summary (VEI over time)
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1610 BCE~1412 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 7226 BCE~28 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 328 BCE~170 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 3566~763 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 41554~1752 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 31752~1950 · 5 eruptions · max VEI 21610 BCE819 BCE1709611752

Detailed timeline

  1. 1950VEI 2Observed
    1950-01-10 – 1950-02-02
    Nea Kameni (Liatsikas dome)
  2. 1939VEI 2Observed
    1939-08-20 – 1941-07-02
    Nea Kameni (Triton, Ktenas, Fouque domes)
  3. 1928VEI 2Observed
    1928-01-23 – 1928-03-17
    Nea Kameni (Naftilos dome)
  4. 1925VEI 2Observed
    1925-08-11 – 1926-05-16
    Nea Kameni (Dafni dome)
  5. 1866VEI 2Observed
    1866-01-26 – 1870-10-15
    Georgios, Afroessa and Reka domes
  6. 1707VEI 3Observed
    1707-05-23 – 1711-09-14
    Nea Kameni
  7. 1570VEI 3Observed
    1570 – 1573
    Mikri Kameni
  8. 726VEI 4Observed
    726-07-15 – end unknown
    NE side of Thia Island
  9. 46VEI 3Observed
    46-12-31 – 47-02-01
    Thia Island
  10. 197 BCEVEI 3Observed
    197 BCE – end unknown
    Hiera Island
  11. 1610 BCE (±14 yrs)VEI 7Geological estimate
    1610 BCE – end unknown

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