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Italy 1944 20 Most recent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Eruption took place during liberation of Italy by American and British soldiers. [171] Destroyed original village of San Sebastiano al Vesuvo. Extreme damage to the city of Naples in form of ash and building collapses. 1 Dieng Volcanic Complex [148] Indonesia 1939 10 [163] 3 Mount Merapi [83 ...
Four of Italy's volcanoes have erupted in the last one-hundred and fifty years: Mount Etna, on Sicily (continuous activity). It is the highest volcano in Europe west of the Caucasus. [4] [5] It last erupted in August 2024. Stromboli, one of the Aeolian Islands (continuous activity). [6]
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Italy. Name Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Coordinates Most Recent Eruption Alicudi: 675: 2215
Volcano VEI Location Year Eruption Source(s) 71,000 to 250,100+ Mount Tambora: 7 Indonesia: 1815 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, Year Without a Summer: 36,000+ Krakatoa: 6 Indonesia: 1883 1883 eruption of Krakatoa: 30,000 Mount Pelée: 4 Martinique: 1902 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée: 23,000 Nevado del Ruiz: 3 Colombia: 1985 Armero tragedy ...
This timeline of volcanism on Earth includes a list of major volcanic eruptions of approximately at least magnitude 6 on the Volcanic explosivity index (VEI) or equivalent sulfur dioxide emission during the Quaternary period (from 2.58 Mya to the present). Other volcanic eruptions are also listed.
Vesuvius has erupted many times since. It is the only volcano on Europe's mainland to have erupted in the last hundred years. It is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because 3,000,000 people live near enough to be affected by an eruption, with at least 600,000 in the danger zone.
Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. ... With little information available about Zavaritskii’s activity during the 19th century ...
Name Location Elevation (m) Coordinates Last eruption Notes Askja: Iceland: 1,516 m (4,974 ft) 1961 [1]Eldfell: Iceland: 200 m (660 ft) 1973 [2]Krafla: Iceland: 800 m (2,600 ft)