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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Campi Flegrei
A Landsat satellite image shows the Campi Flegrei caldera north of the Bay of Naples. The 13-km-wide caldera, immediately west of the city of Naples (upper right), was created following massive explosive eruptions about 34,000 and 12,000 years ago. Subsequent eruptions formed numerous craters and cones within the caldera and along its margins. The most recent eruption created the Monte Nuovo tuff cone in 1538. NASA Landsat image, 1984.
Volcano Number:
211010
Volcano Name:
Campi Flegrei
Country:
Italy
Volcano Type:
Caldera
Last Eruption:
1538 CE
Elevation:
458m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
2234109
Pop. within 10km:
2234109
Pop. within 30km:
3006865
Pop. within 100km:
6019697
Latitude:
40.827
Longitude:
14.139
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Campi Flegrei is a 13-km-wide caldera that encompasses part of Naples and extends to the south beneath the Gulf of Pozzuoli. Episodes of significant uplift and subsidence within the dominantly trachytic caldera have occurred since Roman times. The earliest known eruptive products are dated 47,000 years BP. The caldera formed following two large explosive eruptions, the massive Campanian ignimbrite about 36,000 BP, and the over 40 km3 Neapolitan Yellow Tuff (NYT) about 15,000 BP. Following eruption of the NYT a large number of eruptions originated from widely scattered subaerial and submarine vents. Most activity occurred during three intervals: 15,000-9,500, 8,600-8,200, and 4,800-3,800 BP. The latest eruption were in 1158 CE at Solfatara and activity in 1538 CE that formed the Monte Nuovo cinder cone.
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