July 3, 1916 Eruption of Stromboli

Name: July 3, 1916 Eruption of Stromboli
Start: 1916-07-03
Location: Stromboli, Italy

July 3, 1916 · VEI 3

Stromboli in Italy erupted on July 3, 1916 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Stromboli, Italy, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: July 3, 1916
Volcano: Stromboli, stratovolcano
Country: Italy
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 38.789° N, 15.213° E

The toll

Damage: Limited (under about $1 million) with the tsunamis, mudflows and other effects it caused

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1916, July 3. Tyrrhenian Sea, Lipari Islands. A very strong explosive eruption of the volcano of Stromboli was accompanied by an earthquake. The vertically directed shock, which lasted 3 s, shook the entire island. It was rather strong on the shore of Calabria between Amantea and Cape Vaticano, as well as on the other Lipari Islands (Salina, Lipari, Panarea, Vulcano). The approximately 10 m rise of water was noticed on the Island of Stromboli, especially in the direction toward S. Bartolo. (reference #2130)

Other significant eruptions of Stromboli

Every eruption in 1916 The 1900s Stromboli Earthquakes near Stromboli This day in weather history

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 4743.