Vesuvius, Italy

Type

Complex volcano

Elevation

1,281 m (4,203 ft)

Country

Italy

Summit

40.821° N, 14.426° E

Last known eruption

1900 to 1963

Holocene activity known from

Historical

Smithsonian volcano number

211020

• March 27, 1944VEI 3 · 27 deaths
• April 4, 1906VEI 3 · 350 deaths · tsunami
• March 10, 1905VEI 2 · 1 death
• 18739 deaths
• April 24, 1872VEI 3 · 9 deaths
• May 1813VEI 2 · tsunami
• August 11, 1805VEI 2 · 4 deaths
• June 15, 1794VEI 3 · 400 deaths
• August 8, 1779VEI 3 · Deaths: few
• May 20, 1737VEI 3 · 2 deaths
• June 30, 1714tsunami
• May 1698VEI 3 · tsunami
• February 3, 1690VEI 3 · tsunami
• August 12, 1682VEI 3 · 4 deaths
• December 16, 1631VEI 5 · 4,000 deaths · tsunami
• 787VEI 3 · Deaths: few
• August 25, 79VEI 5 · 2,100 deaths · tsunami
• 2420 BCVEI 5

Earthquakes near VesuviusVolcanic ash advisories on the live map

• Campi Flegrei24 km · 3 significant eruptions
• Ischia46 km · 1 significant eruption
• Palinuro153 km
• Marsili171 km
• Colli Albani176 km
• Stromboli236 km · 15 significant eruptions
• Panarea249 km
• Lipari263 km
• Vulcano273 km
• Vulsini286 km

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.