Volcano · Italy
Stromboli
Has thrown out glowing bursts every few minutes for over 2,000 years: the "lighthouse of the Mediterranean".
Status right now
No current reports
Stromboli is not in the latest Smithsonian weekly report or the GDACS volcano alerts. That usually means it is quiet, but not every change is reported straight away. For official alerts, follow the local volcano observatory.
Checked 5 Nov 2026, 02:13 UTC.
Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Europe
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 924 m (3,031 ft)
- Coordinates
- 38.789° N, 15.213° E
- Smithsonian number
- 211040
What kind of volcano is it?
Stromboli is a stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is a tall, steep cone built from layers of lava, ash and rock from many eruptions. Its sticky magma traps gas, so eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns and fast-moving pyroclastic flows.
Eruption history
| Date | VEI | Deaths | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2024 | 2 | – | tsunami |
| 4 Dec 2022 | 2 | – | tsunami |
| 9 Oct 2022 | 2 | – | – |
| 19 May 2021 | 2 | – | tsunami |
| 3 Jul 2019 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 28 Aug 2019 | 2 | – | tsunami |
| 30 Dec 2002 | 2 | – | tsunami |
| 20 Oct 2001 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 24 Jul 1986 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Feb 1954 | – | – | tsunami |
| 20 Aug 1944 | 2 | – | tsunami |
| 11 Sept 1930 | 3 | 6 | tsunami |
| 22 May 1919 | 3 | 4 | tsunami |
| 3 Jul 1916 | 3 | – | tsunami |
| 4 Feb 1879 | 2 | – | tsunami |
15 significant eruptions near Stromboli in NOAA's Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, which lists eruptions that caused deaths, damage or a tsunami, or were VEI 6 or larger. VEI is the Volcanic Explosivity Index, from 0 to 8.
Nearby volcanoes
- VulcanoItaly · 48 km
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- Campi FlegreiItaly · 244 km
- SantoriniGreece · 935 km
- TeideSpain (Tenerife) · 3,156 km
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