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Volcanic island of Ischia and Mount Epomeo in the Bay of Naples
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Volcano Dossier•GVP #211030
40.73°N, 13.90°E
Historical eruption
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Volcano Ischia

A volcanic island at the entrance to the Bay of Naples, whose last eruption in 1302 sent the Arso lava flow to the sea and drove many inhabitants away for years. Its shallow volcanic earthquakes are unusually destructive: one in 1883 flattened Casamicciola and killed more than 2,000 people, and another in 2017 killed two.

Last eruption

1302

Historical eruption

Summit

0.8 km

Complex volcano · Trachyte / Trachydacite

Activity

Normal Baseline

0 events (1.0x rate)

Interactive Volcano & Seismicity Map

Seismicity within 50 km radius, active VAAC ash plumes, and tectonic plate boundaries.

Recent seismicity within 50 km

20

0 events in the last 12 h within 25 km of the crater.

TimeMagnitudeEpicenter / PlaceDistance
2d agoM2.6Near Naples (Italy)24 km
3d agoM2.616 km E of Naples (Italy)46 km
4d agoM1.8Near Naples (Italy)45 km
5d agoM2.2Near Naples (Italy)24 km
13d agoM1.916 km E of Naples (Italy)46 km
18d agoM1.916 km E of Naples (Italy)46 km
18d agoM1.8Near Naples (Italy)22 km
18d agoM2.3Near Naples (Italy)22 km
19d agoM2.016 km E of Naples (Italy)46 km
28d agoM2.5Near Naples (Italy)24 km
1mo agoM2.8Near Naples (Italy)18 km
1mo agoM1.9Near Naples (Italy)23 km
1mo agoM1.7Near Naples (Italy)24 km
1mo agoM1.7Near Naples (Italy)24 km
1mo agoM1.6Near Naples (Italy)24 km
1mo agoM2.0Near Naples (Italy)19 km
1mo agoM1.817 km E of Naples (Italy)47 km
1mo agoM1.817 km E of Naples (Italy)47 km
2mo agoM1.516 km E of Naples (Italy)46 km
2mo agoM2.016 km E of Naples (Italy)46 km

Geological & Tectonic Profile

Complex volcano

Ischia is an active Complex volcano formed in an active Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km). Dominant lithology: Trachyte / Trachydacite.

Edifice TypeComplex volcano
Major rockTrachyte / Trachydacite
TectonicsSubduction zone
Volcanic ArcItalian Peninsula Volcanic Provinces

Volcano Dossier

VN #211030

Official catalogue parameters, coordinates, elevation and geotectonic classification.

CountryItaly
Crater Coordinates40.730°, 13.897°
Summit0.8 km
SubregionItalian Peninsula Volcanic Provinces
Catalog SourceSmithsonian GVP (#211030)

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The most recent eruption of Ischia recorded by the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program was in 1302.

Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Smithsonian GVP profile