Volcanoes

Volcanoes of Greece

5 volcanoes · 8 significant eruptions on record

Every volcano in Greece in NOAA’s record and every significant eruption among them.

Greece’s volcanoes on the map

Colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The record

Volcanoes
5
Significant eruptions
8
Deaths counted
169

Every significant eruption

Newest first.

Every volcano

VolcanoTypeElevationLast known eruptionSignificant eruptions
MethanaLava dome380 mBC (Holocene)
MilosStratovolcano751 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
NisyrosStratovolcano698 m1800 to 1899
SantoriniShield volcano367 m1900 to 19638
YaliLava dome180 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption

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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.