February 1954 Eruption of Stromboli
Stromboli in Italy erupted in February 1954. It caused a tsunami.
Where it erupted
Stromboli, Italy, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- February 1954
- Volcano
- Stromboli, stratovolcano
- Country
- Italy
- Killed by
- Waves or tsunami
- 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.
From February - March, 1954, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Lipari Island, an intensive eruption of the volcano of Stromboli occurred with a release of burning clouds and a discharge of lava and tsunami waves were generated. (reference #2130)
Other significant eruptions of Stromboli
More
Every eruption in 1954The 1900sStromboliEarthquakes near Stromboli
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 4844.