What the records say
- When
- 24 Jul 1986
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Italy
- Coordinates
- 38.79° N, 15.21° E
- Vei
- 2
- Deaths
- 1
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
Stromboli
Active volcanic island off the coast of Sicily, Italy
Stromboli is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing Mount Stromboli, one of the four active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the seven Aeolian Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily, and the mythological home of Aeolus.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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