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Volcanoes in Spain

Map, activity and eruption history

The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 8 volcanoes in Spain. This page brings together the map, report status, eruption history and the surroundings of every single volcano. None of them currently has a running eruption report.

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Earthquakes · Spain
With a current report
None No current eruption report
Volcanoes in the catalogue
8
Documented eruptions
36
Highest volcano
3,715 mTenerife
Last documented eruption
2021La Palma

Map

Volcano map of Spain

Every volcano in the country with plate boundaries, air traffic within 50 km, airports and nuclear power plants. Earthquakes can be added on top.

Map layers

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Markers show the catalogue position of a volcano, not the extent of a hazard zone. Plate boundaries after Bird (2003), PB2002.

All volcanoes in Spain

Sorted by report status and elevation. Every entry opens the full volcano profile.

Volcano catalogue
  1. Tenerife No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,715 m
    Last eruption
    1909
    Eruptions
    8
  2. La Palma No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,426 m
    Last eruption
    2021
    Eruptions
    8
  3. Gran Canaria No current eruption report
    Type
    Fissure vent
    Elevation
    1,950 m
    Last eruption
    40
    Eruptions
    8
  4. Hierro No current eruption report
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Elevation
    1,500 m
    Last eruption
    2012
    Eruptions
    7
  5. Calatrava Volcanic Field No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    1,117 m
    Last eruption
    3600 BCE
    Eruptions
    1
  6. Olot Volcanic Field No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    893 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    —
  7. Lanzarote No current eruption report
    Type
    Fissure vent
    Elevation
    670 m
    Last eruption
    1824
    Eruptions
    4
  8. Fuerteventura No current eruption report
    Type
    Fissure vent
    Elevation
    529 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    —

“Last eruption” is a catalogue record, not evidence of activity in progress.

Significant volcanic eruptions in Spain

Eruptions with fatalities, damage or high explosivity from the NOAA NCEI database of significant volcanic eruptions.

  1. 2021 La Palma VEI 3 1 Deaths Damage: 924 million USD 1'345 houses destroyed
  2. 1677 La Palma VEI 2 1 Deaths
  3. 1971 La Palma VEI 2 Deaths: few (roughly 1–50) Damage: limited (below 1 million USD)
  4. 1730 Lanzarote VEI 2 Deaths: few (roughly 1–50)
  5. 1706 Tenerife VEI 2 Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD) Tsunami

Explosivity of the documented eruptions

VEI · 16

VEI 0
1
VEI 1
0
VEI 2
12
VEI 3
3
VEI 4
0
VEI 5
0
VEI 6
0

The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) runs from 0 (effusive) to 8 (super-eruptive). Each step stands for roughly ten times the erupted mass.

Eruptions per century

1500–1599
1
1600–1699
4
1700–1799
6
1800–1899
1
1900–1999
3
2000–2099
2

Documented eruptions since 1500. Earlier centuries are recorded less completely, so a rise also reflects better observation.

Earthquakes near volcanoes – Spain

40 events in the last 30 days within 50 km of a volcano in Spain.

Earthquakes · Spain

Spatial proximity does not establish a volcanic origin. Many events in volcanic regions are tectonic.

Tectonic setting and volcano types

What the volcanic landscape of Spain is made of and which tectonic setting it sits in.

Tectonic setting

  • Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)3
  • Intraplate / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)3
  • Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)2

Most common volcano types

  • Fissure vent3
  • Stratovolcano2
  • Volcanic field2
  • Shield volcano1

Infrastructure within 100 km

Airports with scheduled service and nuclear power plant sites near a volcano in Spain.

Airports 11

  • La Palma Airport9.6 km · SPC
  • César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport9.7 km · ACE
  • El Hierro Airport16.9 km · VDE
  • Fuerteventura Airport18.6 km · FUE
  • Gran Canaria Airport20.4 km · LPA
  • Tenerife Sur Airport26.1 km · TFS
  • Girona-Costa Brava Airport35.2 km · GRO
  • Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport37.6 km · TFN
  • La Gomera Airport62.3 km · GMZ
  • Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport69.3 km · PGF
  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport94.1 km · LEU

Nuclear power plants 0

No site from the included datasets lies within this radius.

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts.

Volcanoes in profile – Spain

Short descriptions of the country's best-known volcanoes.

Tenerife

Stratovolcano · 3,715 m · Last eruption: 1909

Mount Guajara is a 2,718 m (8,917 ft) high mountain on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. It is the third highest peak of the island and of the Canary archipelago, after Teide and Pico Viejo.

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La Palma

Stratovolcano · 2,426 m · Last eruption: 2021

The Cumbre Vieja is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The spine of Cumbre Vieja trends in an approximate north–south direction, comprising the southern half of La Palma, with both summit ridge and flanks pockmarked by dozens of craters and cones. The latest eruption began on 19 September 2021 in a forested area of Las Manchas locality known as Cabeza de Vaca. Voluminous lava flows quickly reached populated areas downslope, fanning out across settlements and banana plantations, destroying thousands of buildings and ultimately pouring over steep cliffs into the ocean to enlarge the island at several locations. The volcano went quiet on 13 December 2021, and on 25 December 2021, the local government declared the eruption to be over.

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Gran Canaria

Fissure vent · 1,950 m · Last eruption: 40

The Bandama Natural Monument is part of the Tafira Protected Landscape on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is considered a point of geological interest, because of the Caldera de Bandama. This volcanic crater, which is geologically a maar rather than a caldera, reaches 569 m (1,867 ft) above sea level at the highest point on its rim, Pico de Bandama, and is about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) wide and 200 m (700 ft) deep. The crater was developed during the last heavy eruptions 2000 years ago. It is recorded as the most recent volcanic activity on Gran Canaria.

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Hierro

Shield volcano · 1,500 m · Last eruption: 2012

El Hierro, nicknamed Isla del Meridiano, is the southernmost and westernmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, with a population of 11,659 (2023). Its capital is Valverde. At 268.51 square kilometres (103.67 sq mi), it is the second-smallest of the eight inhabited islands of the Canaries, with La Graciosa being the smallest.

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Calatrava Volcanic Field

Volcanic field · 1,117 m · Last eruption: 3600 BCE

The Campo de Calatrava volcanic field is a volcanic field in Spain. The volcanic field is in the centre of the province of Ciudad Real, in a region known as Campo de Calatrava.

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Olot Volcanic Field

Volcanic field · 893 m · Last eruption: Not available

Volcà del Montsacopa is an extinct volcano in the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park, situated in Olot, Catalunya, Spain.

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Short descriptions: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions about volcanoes in Spain

How many volcanoes are there in Spain?
The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 8 volcanoes in Spain. It covers volcanoes with eruptions during the last roughly 12,000 years.
Which volcano in Spain is the highest?
The highest recorded volcano is Tenerife at 3,715 m.
When was the last documented eruption in Spain?
The most recent eruption documented in the catalogue dates from 2021 (La Palma).
Are the volcanoes in Spain active?
None of the 8 volcanoes currently has an eruption report. That does not mean they are extinct – source coverage differs from volcano to volcano.
Why does the map show aircraft around volcanoes?
Volcanic ash endangers aircraft engines. The map therefore shows live positions within 50 km of a volcano so that the proximity of air traffic to an active volcano becomes visible.
Where does the data on this page come from?
Catalogue data and eruption history from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, significant eruptions from NOAA NCEI, alert levels and bulletins from USGS, GeoNet and INGV, earthquakes from the QuakeMap24 database, flight positions from ADSB.lol.

Volcanoes in other countries

Countries with at least 5 volcanoes in the catalogue.

All countries with volcanoes

Sources and data dates

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