Volcano profile

Spain

Hierro.

Volcano profile for Hierro in Spain, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
1,500 m
Last documented eruption
2012
Coordinates
27.73°, -18.03°
GVP number
383020

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No current eruption report

Spain

Hierro

Shield volcano

Elevation
1,500 m
Last documented eruption
2012
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
27.73°, -18.03°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Canary Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
383020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Hierro · Spain

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
10 Oct 20115 Mar 20122Confirmed eruption
May 1793Jun 1793?0Uncertain eruption
1692Not available—Uncertain eruption
1677Not available—Uncertain eruption
550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
950 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4790 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

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Hierro · No current eruption report · 1,500 m

Radius · 100 km

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Airports

  • El Hierro AirportSpain · VDE · GCHI
    16.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • La Gomera AirportSpain · GMZ · GCGM
    86.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC