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 Stromboli, a small island north of Sicily, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and famous for its normally small, but regular explosions throwing out glowing lava from several vents inside its summit crater. This activity has been going on for at least 2000 years, as long as there is written memory of the activity, which Stromboli lended its name to, the so-called strombolian activity.
stratovolcano 926 m Eolian Islands, Italy, 38.79°N / 15.21°E Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Stromboli webcams / live data | ReportsStromboli volcano videosStromboli volcano books | Tours | Places to stayStromboli volcano eruptions:Persistant (near-constant) activity since at least 2-3000 years. Most recent effusive (lava flow) eruptions from Dec. 2002-July 2003, March 2007, Aug-Oct 2014. Typical eruption style:Small explosive (strombolian) eruptions, typically every 20-30 mins. Intermittently, ca. every 2-20 years, minor effusive eruptions (lava flows); on average 2-5 times per year larger explosions. Last earthquakes nearby
Stromboli volcano toursVolcanoes of Italy - the Grand Tour (15-days study & walking tour from Vesuvius to Etna) Stromboli Trekking (group and private tours to watch Stromboli volcano) From Stromboli to Etna (9-days walking & study tour to Stromboli, Lipari, Vulcano and Etna with a volcanologist) Latest satellite images  Lava flow and explosions in Jan 2013 Eruption updates & news from Stromboli:
Thu, 21 Mar 2019, 03:19  Strombolian eruption at Stromboli early on 21 Mar 2019 (image: INGV Catania webcam) During the past weeks, activity has gradually decreased to the volcano's typical low to normal levels of activity. ...moreTue, 29 Jan 2019, 13:07  Small strombolian eruption at Stromboli this afternoon (image: INGV Catania webcam) The activity at the volcano has decreased again to average "moderate" levels. ...moreStrombolian explosions continue to occur frequently from multiple vents, but their frequency and size has decreased compared to earlier this month. The same is true for the overall seismic activity of the volcano.  Activity index of Stromboli (image: LGS) [ less] Sun, 20 Jan 2019, 22:06  Strong eruption from Stromboli's western vent this evening
The activity of the volcano remains elevated - magma is still standing high inside its conduits. ...moreWhen observed from close earlier today, there were 6 active vents producing intermittent strombolian explosions of small to large size (see annotated image of the crater terrace with the vents indicated as on a map): The new cinder cone that has been built recently around the NE vent displayed mild and continuous lava spattering with intense lava glow at night, as well as strombolian explosions of small to moderate size (ejection heights racing from few tens of meters to approx. 150 m) at intervals of 10-20 minutes:  The various active vents as seen on 20 Jan 2019
 "Smoke ring" ejected from the steep cone in the N crater [ less] [ read all] Tue, 15 Jan 2019, 19:29  Strong explosion from Stromboli's NE vent this evening (image: Il Vulcano a Piedi webcam) The activity remains at similar, high levels as during the past week: Near-continuous spattering is being observed from the new cinder cone in the NE crater where the magma column seems to be very near its rim. ...moreIn addition, several active vents produce frequent, often relatively strong strombolian explosions. Friends from the island living near the ferry pier in Scari (E side) reported hearing sometimes very loud detonations.  Volcanic activity index (image: LGS) [ less] Mon, 7 Jan 2019, 10:32  Bright explosion from Stromboli's NE crater this evening (image: Vulcano a Piedi webcam)
The activity remains very intense at the volcano. Continuous spattering and sometimes very strong, lava-rich explosions occur from the NE summit vents in particular. ...moreUPDATE: here's a time-lapse showing the entire night's activity:  Continuous spattering at the NE crater this evening (image: Vulcano a Piedi webcam)
 Stromboli seen yesterday from the Sentinel-2 satellite (bands 12,11,4) (image: SentinelHub / ESA) [ less] [ read all] Sat, 5 Jan 2019, 23:23  Stromboli in violent eruption this evening (image: Vulcano a Piedi webcam) The activity at the volcano has further increased this evening: several vents in the summit area are active at once, in particular the NE cluster of vents where a new cinder cone is growing and continuous lava spattering as well as larger strombolian explosions with plenty of red hot lava spatter ejected to probably more than 200 m height occur. ...moreThe volcano has already been in an elevated state of activity for several days, and an official warning had been issued a week ago. In addition, the summit area has been closed to the public due to increased risk. It is obvious that currently, the magma column inside the conduits stands high, ready perhaps to produce an overflow in the near future! [ less] [ read all] Thu, 3 Jan 2019, 11:10
 Strong explosion from Stromboli's NE vent early this morning (image: INGV Catania) The activity at the volcano remains high. A series of quite strong explosions from the NE vent could be seen on the webcam placed on the 400 m viewpoint on the Sciara del Fuoco. ...moreAccording to LGS from the Univ. of Florence, who monitor take into account a number of parameters (in particular tremor, number of explosions etc) the volcanic activity level of Stromboli is "high".  Activity index of Stromboli (image: LGS) [ less] Wed, 2 Jan 2019, 11:11 
Spattering from the main NE vent today (image: Vulcano a Piedi webcam)
The activity at the volcano remains above average. Our colleague Marc Szeglat (www.vulkane.net) reported that continuous spattering, in addition to sometimes relatively strong strombolian explosions, can often be seen from from the NE vent. ...moreA total of at least 7 vents are currently active (spattering, strong degassing and/or explosions) in the crater terrace. The alert status of the volcano had been raised last week.  Several active vents in the crater terrace as seen on INGV's thermal Pizzo cam (image: INGV Catania) [ less] [ read all] More on VolcanoDiscovery: Do you know which is the biggest volcano in the world?  Fascination Volcano: Discover with us the fascinating natural history of Santorini volcano in Greece on this walking and study tour.  Latest VAAC alerts: The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers provide near-real time global monitoring of volcanic ash plumes for aviation. Read the latest (or browse past) advisories. |
