Hierro, Spain

Shield volcano · 1,500 m (4,921 ft) · Canary Is

Hierro is a shield volcano in Spain, 1,500 m (4,921 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1700 to 1799. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Hierro on the map

Hierro and the volcanoes within 300 km, 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 volcano

Type: Shield volcano
Elevation: 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Country: Spain
Region: Canary Is
Summit: 27.730° N, 18.030° W
Last known eruption: 1700 to 1799
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 383020

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Hierro Volcanic ash advisories on the live map

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.