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Volcano Teneguia in Spain

Volcanoes in Spain

With 3 volcanoes in Spain there have been a total of 5 significant eruptions over the past 400 years. The worst volcanic eruption in terms of deaths, destroyed houses and financial damages happened on 09/19/2021 with the eruption of "La Palma". Here, 1 people died.

All three volcanoes in Spain are still considered as active.

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Significant volcanic eruptions in Spain in the last 400 years

Volcano Teneguia in SpainThe following list shows all volcanic eruptions of the last 400 years with significant damage. The column "VEI" stands for the volcano explosivity index, which represents the strength of the eruption from a geological point of view. This takes into account the height and volume of the rocks ejected. The scale ranges from 0-8, with the severity of the eruption increasing tenfold with each value. For example, a VEI of 1 means that the volcano throws lava and rock masses of 100,000 to 1 million cubic meters up to 1 kilometer high. From VEI 8, a volcano is considered a super volcano. Here, more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of tephra are thrown to altitudes of more than 25 kilometers.

The highest explosivity index in Spain reached in the review period was VEI 2 in 1971. The volcano La Palma threw tephramasses of at least 1 million cubic metres over 1 kilometre high. Such small volcanic eruptions can theoretically occur several times a year.

EruptionVolcanoVEIDeathsTotal damage
09/19/2021La Palma01
10/26/1971La Palma20
09/01/1730Lanzarote20
05/05/1706Tenerife20
11/22/1677La Palma21


All volcanoes in Spain

VolcanoElevationStatusLast eruption
La Palma2426 mActive09/19/2021
Lanzarote671 mActive09/01/1730
Tenerife3713 mActive05/05/1706



These statistics are based on datas from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP), and the Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database of the National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA) / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) doi:10.7289/V5JW8BSH. Several data have been summarized and translated.
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