Volcanic eruption
See 253 BCE on the mapEruption of Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia
253 BCE · 37.10° N, 12.70° E
Empedocles is a large underwater volcano located 40 km (25 mi) off the southern coast of Sicily named after the Greek philosopher Empedocles who believed that everything on Earth was made up of the four elements, and who is said by legend to have thrown himself into a volcano.
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What the records say
- When
- 253 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 37.10° N, 12.70° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 12 years
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 211070
- Eruption number
- 13864
Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page