GVP volcano 212020 · no holder yet
Methana
Methana is a 380 m lava dome in Greece, last erupted around 258 BCE.
- Type
- Lava dome(s) (minor (basaltic) landform)
- Summit
- 380 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 258 BCE
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 258 BCE
- Eruptions
- 1 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 37.62°N 23.33°E · Greece
- Region
- Hellenic Volcanic Arc, European Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 212020
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).