Aegina Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 06:20 GMT -
Volcanic field 530 m / 1739 ft
Saronic Gulf, Greece, 37.75°N / 23.5°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Saronic Gulf, Greece, 37.75°N / 23.5°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Aegina volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 16, 04:00 am (Athens) | 1.6 90 km | 22 km (14 mi) to the W | 9 Km WNW from Angistri | Info | |
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 14, 03:16 am (Athens) | 1.1 6 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the S | Aegean Sea, 20 km north of Hydra Island, Attica, Greece | Info | |
Saturday, April 6, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 7, 02:53 am (Athens) | 1.1 9.6 km | 9.1 km (5.6 mi) to the S | Aegean Sea, 6.1 km south of Aegina Island, Attica, Greece | Info | |
Apr 7, 02:26 am (Athens) | 1.1 20 km | 15 km (9.2 mi) to the SE | Aegean Sea, 12 km southeast of Aegina Island, Attica, Greece | Info | |
Apr 7, 01:10 am (Athens) | 1.1 5.1 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the E | 7 Km SSE from Vouliagmeni | Info |
Background
Aegina is part of the Saronic Gulf Volcanic Group, in the Hellenic Volcanic Arc. The complex consists of domes and lava flows erupted from effusive monogenetic centers with low eruption rates (0.4 km3/m.y. at Aegina) (D'Alessandro et al., 2008). Activity took place between 4.7 and 2.0 Ma, during the first part of which mostly basaltic-andesitic to rhyodacitic rocks were produced. The remaining 1 m.y. of its activity produced basaltic-andesitic rocks (D'Alessandro et al., 2008; Francalanci et al., 2007). Volcanic activity had ceased in the upper Pleistocene, but a low-temperature geothermal field presently exists (Keller, 1971; Francalanci et al., 2007).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Aegina Volcano Photos
A map of the volcanic island of Aegina near Athens. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Eastern coast with view to Aegina (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
View towards Aegina (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Small lava domes in western Methana and in the background the volcano Oros on Aegina island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)