Volcano profile

Italy

Vesuvius.

Volcano profile for Vesuvius in Italy, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,281 m
Last documented eruption
1944
Coordinates
40.821°, 14.426°
GVP number
211020

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Italy

Vesuvius

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,281 m
Last documented eruption
1944
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
40.821°, 14.426°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Italian Peninsula Volcanic Provinces
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
211020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Vesuvius · Italy

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
5 Jul 19134 Apr 19443Confirmed eruption
18 Dec 187522 Apr 1906?4Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1874Not available1Uncertain eruption
16 Dec 187030 Apr 18723Confirmed eruption
10 Feb 186426 Nov 18682Confirmed eruption
19 Dec 185531 Dec 18613Confirmed eruption
14 Dec 185427 May 18553Confirmed eruption
20 Sep 184116 Feb 18502Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Vesuvius · No current eruption report · 1,281 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Naples International AirportItaly · NAP · LIRN
    13.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Salerno Costa d'Amalfi AirportItaly · QSR · LIRI
    46.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nuclear power plants

  • Garigliano nuclear power plantItalyPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    69.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

OttavianoItaly · 5.6 km

Sant'AnastasiaItaly · 5.6 km

Somma VesuvianaItaly · 5.9 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC