1050 Eruption of Santorini

Name: 1050 Eruption of Santorini
Start: 1050
Location: Santorini, Greece

1050

Santorini in Greece erupted in 1050. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Santorini, Greece, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: 1050
Volcano: Santorini, shield volcano
Country: Greece
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 36.404° N, 25.396° E

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

Other significant eruptions of Santorini

January 23, 1926VEI 2 · 48 deaths
February 20, 1866VEI 2 · 1 death
May 1707VEI 3 · tsunami
September 26, 1650VEI 4 · 120 deaths · tsunami
46VEI 3 · tsunami
197 BCVEI 3 · tsunami
1610 BCVEI 7 · Deaths: many · tsunami

Every eruption in 1050 The 1000s Santorini Earthquakes near Santorini

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 4845.