Volcano in Italy
Campi Flegrei volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Campi Flegrei is being reported right now Last eruption: 1500–1699; last significant eruption 2017 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Campi Flegrei: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1500–1699 last significant: 2017
- Elevation
- 458 m 1,503 ft
- Type
- Caldera
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Naples 11 km ENE
Is Campi Flegrei erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Campi Flegrei right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1500–1699, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 2017. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Campi Flegrei
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Campi Flegrei in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.
About Campi Flegrei
Campi Flegrei is a caldera in Italy, rising to 458 m (1,503 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
A caldera is a large collapse depression left after a major eruption; activity can range from small steam blasts to rare, very large eruptions.
The nearest large town is Naples, about 11 km ENE of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Naples (11 km) earthquakes nearby
- Salerno (58 km) earthquakes nearby
- Foggia (138 km) earthquakes nearby
- Rome (180 km)
- Pescara (181 km)
- Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica (183 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
1 major airport is within 400 km; the closest is Rome Fiumicino (FCO), 192 km away. Volcanic ash melts in jet engines, so an explosive eruption can close airspace and cancel flights even far downwind.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
| Airport | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Rome Fiumicino (FCO) | 192 km | NW |
Other volcanoes in Italy
Italy has 4 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 1 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Mount Vesuvius, 24 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.