Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Marsili

1050 BCE · 39.28° N, 14.40° E

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What the records say

When
1050 BCE
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
39.28° N, 14.40° E
Date uncertainty
± 200 years
Unit
TEPH01
Dated by
Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
Volcano number
211080
Eruption number
20978

Marsili

Large undersea volcano in the Tyrrhenian Sea south of Naples

Marsili is a large undersea volcano in the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located approximately 140 kilometers (87 mi) north of Sicily and approximately 150 kilometers (93 mi) west of Calabria. The seamount is about 3,000 m tall; its peak and crater are about 450 m below the sea surface.

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