Volcanoes of Italy
Every volcano in Italy in NOAA’s record and every significant eruption among them.
Italy’s volcanoes on the map
Colored by when each last erupted.
- Since 1964
- 1900 to 1963
- 1800s
- AD 1 to 1799
- Before AD 1, or undated
The record
- Volcanoes
- 15
- Significant eruptions
- 62
- Deaths counted
- 23,072
Every significant eruption
Newest first.
- Stromboli, July 4, 2024
- Stromboli, December 4, 2022
- Stromboli, October 9, 2022
- Stromboli, May 19, 2021
- Stromboli, August 28, 2019
- Stromboli, July 3, 2019
- Etna, December 26, 2018
- Campi Flegrei, September 12, 2017
- Etna, March 15, 2017
- Stromboli, December 30, 2002
- Etna, October 28, 2002
- Stromboli, October 20, 2001
- Etna, July 26, 2001
- Etna, May 14, 2001
- Etna, December 14, 1991
- Etna, April 17, 1987
- Stromboli, July 24, 1986
- Etna, December 19, 1985
- Etna, October 16, 1984
- Etna, March 17, 1981
- Etna, September 12, 1979
- Campi Flegrei, March 2, 1970
- Stromboli, February 1954
- Stromboli, August 20, 1944
- Vesuvius, March 27, 1944
- Stromboli, September 11, 1930
- Etna, August 2, 1929
- Etna, November 8, 1928
- Stromboli, May 22, 1919
- Stromboli, July 3, 1916
- Vesuvius, April 4, 1906
- Vesuvius, March 10, 1905
- Stromboli, February 4, 1879
- Vesuvius, 1873
- Vesuvius, April 24, 1872
- Etna, September 5, 1868
- Etna, November 25, 1843
- Etna, November 1, 1832
- Vesuvius, May 1813
- Vesuvius, August 11, 1805
- Vesuvius, June 15, 1794
- Vesuvius, August 8, 1779
- Vesuvius, May 20, 1737
- Vesuvius, June 30, 1714
- Vesuvius, May 1698
- Etna, January 9, 1693
- Vesuvius, February 3, 1690
- Vesuvius, August 12, 1682
- Etna, March 19, 1669
- Etna, March 11, 1669
- Vesuvius, December 16, 1631
- Campi Flegrei, September 29, 1538
- Etna, March 26, 1536
- Etna, July 15, 1329
- Etna, June 28, 1329
- Ischia, 1302
- Etna, February 11, 1169
- Etna, February 4, 1169
- Vesuvius, 787
- Vesuvius, August 25, 79
- Etna, 141 BC
- Vesuvius, 2420 BC
Every volcano
| Volcano | Type | Elevation | Last known eruption | Significant eruptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campi Flegrei | Caldera | 458 m | 1500 to 1699 | 3 |
| Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia | Submarine volcanoes | -8 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Colli Albani | Caldera | 949 m | ||
| Etna | Stratovolcano | 3,357 m | 1964 or later | 25 |
| Ischia | Complex volcano | 789 m | AD 1 to 1499 | 1 |
| Larderello | Explosion crater | 500 m | AD 1 to 1499 | |
| Lipari | Stratovolcanoes | 590 m | AD 1 to 1499 | |
| Marsili | Submarine | -779 m | BC (Holocene) | |
| Palinuro | Submarine volcano | -70 m | BC (Holocene) | |
| Panarea | Stratovolcano | 399 m | AD 1 to 1499 | |
| Pantelleria | Shield volcano | 836 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Stromboli | Stratovolcano | 924 m | 1964 or later | 15 |
| Vesuvius | Complex volcano | 1,281 m | 1900 to 1963 | 18 |
| Vulcano | Stratovolcano | 500 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Vulsini | Caldera | 800 m | BC (Holocene) |
By country
- Afghanistan2
- Algeria4
- American Samoa1
- Antarctica37
- Arctic Ocean2
- Argentina35
- Armenia5
- Atlantic Ocean13
- Australia2
- Bolivia11
- Bouvet Island1
- Cameroon5
- Canada23
- Cape Verde3
- Chad5
- Chile88
- China14
- Colombia14
- Comoros2
- Costa Rica10
- Democratic Republic of the Congo5
- Djibouti2
- Dominica5
- Ecuador36
- El Salvador22
- Equatorial Guinea3
- Eritrea6
- Ethiopia58
- Fiji3
- France6
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands2
- Georgia4
- Germany1
- Greece5
- Grenada1
- Guadeloupe1
- Guatemala22
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands1
- Honduras4
- Iceland44
- India2
- Indian Ocean9
- Indonesia136
- Iran8
- Italy15
- Jan Mayen1
- Japan113
- Kenya22
- Libya2
- Madagascar5
- Malaysia1
- Mali1
- Martinique1
- Mexico41
- Mongolia5
- Montserrat1
- Myanmar3
- Netherlands5
- New Zealand31
- Nicaragua19
- Nigeria1
- North Korea3
- Pacific Ocean37
- Panama2
- Papua New Guinea54
- Peru16
- Philippines49
- Portugal14
- Reunion1
- Russia170
- Rwanda1
- Saint Kitts and Nevis1
- Saint Lucia1
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
- Samoa2
- Sao Tome and Principe1
- Saudi Arabia10
- Solomon Islands8
- South Africa1
- South Korea2
- Spain8
- Sudan5
- Syria6
- Taiwan7
- Tanzania10
- Tonga22
- Trinidad and Tobago1
- Turkey13
- Uganda7
- United Kingdom1
- United States191
- Vanuatu15
- Vietnam6
- Wallis and Futuna1
- Yemen11
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.