| Volcano Name: | Santorini | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 212040 |
| Alternate Name: |
Aspronisi Bm-caldera Bu-caldera Cape Balos Cape Columbos Cape Kokkinopetra Cape Mavrorachidi Colombo Bank Columbo Bank Dafni Fouque Georgios Kamenae Kokkino Vouno Ktenas Liatsikas Megalo Vouno Minoan caldera Naftilos Niki Peristerria Reck Riva Skaros Smith Stronghyle Thera Thera Therasia-Oia Thira Thirasia-Oia Triton |
Volcano Type: | Shield volcano(es) |
| Latitude: | 36.4036111100 | ||
| Longitude: | 25.3963888900 | ||
| Region: | Mediterranean and W Asia | Sub Region: | Greece |
| Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
| Eruption Start Date: | 27/9 /1650 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.212 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.550 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.700 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | ? 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 15/7 /726 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.050 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.130 (Calculated) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.100 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | ? 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite |
| Eruption Start Date: | -1610 | Date Error: | 14 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 82.000 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 123.000 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): | 30.640 (Calculated) | ||
| Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | 72.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Magnitude : | 7.300 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 36.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Intensity : | 11.400 (Eruption Rate) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 7.000 (Literature) | ||
| Minimum Column Height (km): | 20.000 (Literature) | ||
| Minimum Intensity : | 10.530 (Column Height) | ||
| Primary Intracaldera Material DRE Volume (km3): | 22.000 (Literature) | ||
| Primary Intracaldera Material Deposit Volume (km3): | 52.800 (Calculated) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 0.240 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 1.200 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Dacite-Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite | |||
| Dacite |
| Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Magma: | Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 21800 BP | Date Error: | 400 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | > 10.000 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | > 20.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | > 6.400 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 6.000 (Calculated) |
| Magma: | Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite | |||
| (Minor/less than 10%) Andesite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 26000 BP | Date Error: | 2000 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | > 0.400 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | > 1.000 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | > 5.000 (Assumed) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 54000 BP | Date Error: | 3000 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Ar-Ar | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 5.500 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 13.750 (Calculated) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.900 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 5.500 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 13.750 (Calculated) |
| Magma: | Andesite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Andesite | |||
| (Minor/less than 10%) Dacite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 90000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.400 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 1.000 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Andesite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Andesite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 95000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.400 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 1.000 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Andesite-Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite | |||
| Andesite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 100000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 5.500 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 14.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.900 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 5.500 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 14.000 (Calculated) |
| Magma: | Andesite-Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite | |||
| Andesite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 140000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.400 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 1.000 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.300 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Andesite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Andesite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 172000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Oxygen isotopes | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | > 0.600 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | > 2.900 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | > 5.200 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 36.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Intensity : | 11.500 (Column Height) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | > 0.600 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | > 2.900 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 184000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | > 0.100 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | > 0.350 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | > 4.400 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | > 15.600 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Intensity : | > 10.100 (Calculated) |
| Magma: | Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 250000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.400 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 1.000 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | >= 5.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 300000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 0.400 (Assumed) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 1.000 (Assumed) | ||
| Magnitude : | >= 5.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Andesite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Andesite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 360000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 5.500 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 13.750 (Calculated) | ||
| Magnitude : | 5.900 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 5.500 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 13.750 (Calculated) |
| Magma: | Andesite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Andesite |