This volcano that 'slept' for 100,000 years was never truly quiet

Greece's Methana Volcano Thought Dormant for 100,000 Years is Waking Up

Methana seen from the sea. Credit: Ggia – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 New research published in Science Advances has challenged the long-held assumption that the Methana volcano in Greece, located about 50km from Athens, is extinct. Despite showing no signs of activity—such as ash clouds or lava flows—for over 100,000 years, the volcano has been quietly accumulating vast quantities of magma within its subterranean chambers. To reach these findings, s…

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This volcano that 'slept' for 100,000 years was never truly quiet

For more than 100,000 years, the Methana volcano in Greece appeared dormant. No lava, no explosions, no ash clouds. It appeared extinct, like many other volcanoes today. An international research team led by ETH Zurich has reconstructed a detailed, long-term history of the Methana volcano. Their work is published in the journal Science Advances, and their conclusion is striking: While Methana appeared silent at the surface, enormous amounts of m…