Volcano profile
10 active and potentially active volcanoes in Italy — eruption history, elevation, VEI and population exposure.
Volcanoes
10
in database
Active
10
Erupted since 2000
3
Highest VEI
VEI 5
Highest peak
3,357m
Etna
People within 30km
13.8M
Yes — 10 active
Italy has 10 catalogued volcanoes, 10 currently classified active, with about 13.8 million people living within 30 km of one. The volcano our model rates most likely to erupt in the next year is Etna (~39.3%).
Statistical estimates from the QuakeGlobe eruption-forecast model, not predictions. Always follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
Mediterranean and Western Asia • Somma volcano
Elevation
1,281m
Last Eruption
1944
Pop. 30km
5.0M
Pop. 100km
10.0M
📍 40.8211°, 14.4261°
Mediterranean and Western Asia • Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,357m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
1.5M
Pop. 100km
4.0M
📍 37.7510°, 14.9934°
Mediterranean and Western Asia • Stratovolcano
Elevation
924m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
50K
Pop. 100km
500K
📍 38.7890°, 15.2130°
Mediterranean and Western Asia • Stratovolcano
Elevation
500m
Last Eruption
1890
Pop. 30km
100K
Pop. 100km
600K
📍 38.4040°, 14.9620°
Mediterranean and Western Asia • Caldera
Elevation
458m
Last Eruption
1538
Pop. 30km
4.0M
Pop. 100km
8.0M
📍 40.8270°, 14.1390°
Mediterranean and Western Asia • Complex volcano
Elevation
789m
Last Eruption
1302
Pop. 30km
3.0M
Pop. 100km
6.0M
📍 40.7310°, 13.8970°
Mediterranean and Western Asia • Stratovolcano
Elevation
602m
Last Eruption
729
Pop. 30km
80K
Pop. 100km
500K
📍 38.4830°, 14.9500°
Mediterranean and Western Asia • Stratovolcano
Elevation
421m
Last Eruption
2002
Pop. 30km
50K
Pop. 100km
400K
📍 38.6380°, 15.0720°
Mediterranean and Western Asia • Shield volcano
Elevation
836m
Last Eruption
1891
Pop. 30km
8K
Pop. 100km
200K
📍 36.7700°, 12.0200°
Mediterranean and Western Asia • Submarine volcano
Elevation
-6m
Last Eruption
1863
Pop. 30km
50K
Pop. 100km
500K
📍 37.1000°, 12.7000°
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FAQ
Italy has 10 catalogued volcanoes in the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program dataset, 10 currently classified as active, and 3 have erupted since 2000. About 13.8 million people live within 30 km of one.
Our eruption-forecast model rates Etna the most likely to erupt in the next 12 months in Italy, at roughly 39.3% (about one eruption every 2 years on average). This is a statistical estimate, not a prediction — follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
By population exposure — the number of people within 30 km weighted by eruption probability — the most dangerous volcano in Italy is Vesuvius, with about 5,000,000 people within 30 km and a modeled 14.2% one-year eruption probability.
The most recent eruption in our dataset for Italy was at Etna in 2024.