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Nisyros volcano, Dodecanese Islands, Greece: news & activity updates

Updated: Apr 27, 2024 05:30 GMT-

Nisyros volcano (Dodecanese Islands, Greece) activity update

Thu, 13 Dec 2012, 11:05
Location of recent quakes near Nisyros Island, Greece
Location of recent quakes near Nisyros Island, Greece
Earthquakes have been more frequent recently at Nisyros volcano. 2 more quakes of magnitude 2.1 and 3.1 have occurred today close to the island at depths of about 10 and 20 km, respectively.

Earthquake swarms could indicate eruption near Nisyros, Greece

Tue, 4 Dec 2012, 10:33
A seismic swarm of 2000 microearthquakes near the island of Nisyros since 24 November could indicate a start of a or coming of a volcanic eruption near Nisyros. Read all

Nisyros volcano (Greece) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 8 January-14 January 2003 (New Activity / Unrest)

Wed, 8 Jan 2003, 06:00
According to a news article, the crater of Nisyros was declared off limits to visitors, due to increasing temperatures and growing surface cracks. Evangelos Layios, the director of Athens University's geophysics laboratory, stated, ". . . earthquakes in 1995-96 triggered changes in the general condition of the volcano. Read all
Nisyros volcano
Stratovolcano, volcanic domes 680 m
Dodecanese Islands, Greece, 36.58°N / 27.17°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Nisyros volcano eruptions:
1881-1887 - hydrothermic explosions of the crater "Micros Polyvotis"
1500 - hydrothermic explosions
1000-2000 B.C. - hydrothermic explosions of the crater "Stefanos"
5000-10.000 B.C. - hydrothermic eruptions of the Kaminakia craters
15.000-10.000 B.C. - building of postcalderic volcano domes
15.000 B.C. - effusive eruption of the central caldera of Nisyros ("Upper pumice")
25.000 B.C. - effusive eruption of the central caldera of Nisyros ("Lower pumice")
40.000-30.000 B.C. - effusive eruption ("Kira-Formation")
150.000 B.C. - first submarin eruptions
Typical eruption style
Hydrothermal explosions, effusive volcano, volcano domes
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