Historic eruptions of Vulcano and Vulcanello

Vulcano volcano, Aeolian Islands (Isole Eolie), Sicily, Italy

Record of historic eruptions at the Fossa and Vulcanello cones

  • 475(?) BC -- eruption from Fossa with ejection of incandescent material
    (may also have occurred in 424-423 BC)
  • 360±10 BC -- violent eruption from Fossa, formation of a new eruption vent
    ("Palizzi crater", possibly the source of the Palizzi lava flow)

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