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Surface Breach and Eruption
- When
- 1649–1650
- Where
- Submarine volcano northeast of Santorini
- Part of
- Kolumbo volcano eruption
Kolumbo breached the sea surface in 1649–1650. The 1650 eruption sent pyroclastic flows toward Santorini, causing significant loss of life.
First noticed by humans when it breached the surface in 1649–1650, the volcano's 1650 eruption sent pyroclastic flows across the sea to the shores of Santorini, resulting in the deaths of about seventy people and many animals.
Sources
- Kolumbo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-20
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