Volcanos in Spain

With 3 volcanos 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 volcanos in Spain are still considered as active.

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Significant volcanic eruptions in Spain in the last 400 years

The 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.

Eruption	Volcano	VEI	Deaths
09/19/2021	La Palma	0	1
10/26/1971	La Palma	2	0
09/01/1730	Lanzarote	2	0
05/05/1706	Tenerife	2	0
11/22/1677	La Palma	2	1

All volcanos in Spain

Volcano	Elevation	Status	Last eruption
La Palma	2426 m	Active	09/19/2021
Lanzarote	671 m	Active	09/01/1730
Tenerife	3713 m	Active	05/05/1706

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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