January 23, 1926 Eruption of Santorini

Name: January 23, 1926 Eruption of Santorini
Start: 1926-01-23
Location: Santorini, Greece

January 23, 1926 · VEI 2 · 48 deaths

Santorini in Greece erupted on January 23, 1926 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 48 people.

Where it erupted

Santorini, Greece, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: January 23, 1926
Volcano: Santorini, shield volcano
Country: Greece
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Killed by: Seismic, or volcanic earthquake (tectonic earthquake deaths excluded)
Location: 36.404° N, 25.396° E

The toll

Deaths: 48

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Deaths more likely due to an earthquake than an eruption. CAVW lists no fatalities.

Other significant eruptions of Santorini

Every eruption in 1926 The 1900s Santorini Earthquakes near Santorini This day in weather history

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 42.