4 days ago · Santorini lies along the Hellenic Volcanic Arc, which stretches from the Peloponnese in southern Greece through the Cycladic islands. There are two volcanoes in the area: Nea Kameni, an islet within Santorini’s caldera; and Kolumbo, a submarine volcano about 8 kilometers (5 miles) northeast of Santorini.

Santorini caldera is a large, mostly submerged caldera, located in the southern Aegean Sea, 120 kilometers north of Crete in Greece. Visible above water is the circular Santorini island group, consisting of Santorini (classic Greek Thera), the main island, Therasia and Aspronisi at the periphery, and the Kameni islands at the center.

1 day ago · Santorini – a giant magmatic cauldron with two small volcanic isles nested in its submerged center – has a dark and dangerous volcanic history stretching back 650,000 years. It features a ...

11 hours ago · The seismic activity rattling Santorini and other Greek islands is not over and the biggest quake yet could be still to come, a seismologist has warned. Rémy Bossu, Secretary-General of the ...

1 day ago · Could Santorini’s Kolumbo volcano erupt? Kolumbo is a volcano that lies under the Aegean Sea. It is located about seven kilometers (4 miles) northeast of Santorini’s caldera and it is located along the Hellenic Volcanic Arc.

2 days ago · Santorini is on what is known as the Hellenic Volcanic Arc - a chain of islands created by volcanoes - but the last major eruption was in the 1950s.

2 days ago · There are two volcanoes in the area: Nea Kameni, which is within Santorini's caldera and Kolumbo, a volcano under the sea which is about 8km (5 miles) northeast of the island. There is also the ...

5 days ago · The Santorini volcano eruption at about 1600 B.C. devastated the island, buried a town, and caused massive earthquakes and flooding that impacted the island of Crete and as far as Egypt. Experts estimate that up to 41.3 cubic kilometers (9.8 cubic miles) of rocks were ejected and 9-meter (29-foot) tsunamis hit Crete.

Jan 30, 2025 · As a popular tourist destination in Greece, it is renowned for its spectacular sea-filled volcanic caldera sourrounded by steep colorful cliffs, the beauty of its villages and fields. Typical eruption style: Dominantly explosive, with effusive activity during intervals.

Jan 30, 2025 · Scientists monitoring the Hellenic Volcanic Arc, which stretches from the Peloponnese in southern Greece through the Cycladic islands, have noted an increase in activity in a central fault line in the northern part of Santorini’s caldera, the announcement said.