Active volcanoes in Greece

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The Methana volcano peninsula		The volcanic island of Milos
The volcano of Santorini island		The volcano of Nisyros island

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Santorini volcano (Greece): seismic swarm near the submarine Kolumbo volcano

Thursday, May 10, 2012

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Seismic activity at Santorini volcano, Greece: small earthquake swarm SW of the island between 28-30 April

Friday, May 04, 2012

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Santorini, Greece: prehistoric site of Akrotiri open to public again!

Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012

After 7 years of closure, following the tragic accident of the roof collapse of the newly built shelter in 2005, the archeological site of Akrotiri on... [more]

Small earthquake swarm at Santorini

A small earthquake swarm has been occurring at the western margin of the caldera during the past few days. The swarm consists of about 10 quakes of 1-... [more]

Seismic activity at Santorini volcano, Greece: new earthquake swarm south of the island

Wednesday, Apr 04, 2012

During the past days, a new earthquake swarm has been occurring near Santorini. This time, it is in an unusual location about 15 km south of the islan... [more]

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Volcanoes of Greece (6 volcanoes)


Wall painting from the Bronze-Age town near Akrotiri on Santorini, possibly depicting the island before its catastrophic eruption at around 1640 BC.

Greece - a historic place for volcanism

1640 B.C. the volcano of Santorini island destroyed one of the first European high-cultures - the Minoans. In mythology that island is often connencted with the sunken island of "Atlantis". Later in 230 B.C. the eruption of the Methana-Volcano near Athens was described by wellknown ancient writers like Ovid, Pausanias and Strabon. Greece was always a place of high active volcanoes and a ideal place for studying them. The eruptions of Santorini island until 1950 attracted many geologists and even today there are many research projects going on.