on August 8, 2025, 5:07 pm, in reply to "That whole area is hot as hell."
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.
Other natural hazards in Spain:
› Earthquake
› Tsunamis
› Hurricanes
› Current volcanoes worldwide
Eruption Volcano VEI Deaths Total damage
09/19/2021 La Palma 3 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
Volcanoes in Spain
The following list shows all active or dormant volcanoes in Spain. Volcanoes that are already extinct are no longer listed. Even extinct volcanoes can theoretically erupt again, but the probability is considered too low after often several million years.
Volcano Status Last eruption Elevation
La Palma Active 09/19/2021 2426 m
Lanzarote Active 09/01/1730 671 m
Tenerife Active 05/05/1706 3713 m
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.
ChristopherBlackwell
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