Volcano Name: Campi Flegrei Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 211010
Alternate Name:
Accademia
Agnano
Agnano Monte Spina
Archiaverno
Astroni
Averno
Bacoli
Baia
Banco Di Nisida
Banco Miseno
Bellavista
Belvedere
Cabo Miseno
Campanian Ignimbrite
Caprara
Celle
Champes Phlegrais
Cigliano
Colle Rotondella
Concola
Contrada Murera
Coste San Domenico
Cuma
Fiumicello
Fondi di Baia
Fondo Riccio
Fossa Lupara
Gauro
Grotta del Cane
Isolotto di San Martino
La Pietra
Minopoli
Mofete
Montagna Spaccata
Monte Nuovo
Monte Rusciello
Monte Sant'Angelo
Monte Santa Teresa
Monte Senga
Monte Spina
Monticelli
Mt. Olibano
Neapolitan Yellow Tuff
Nisida
Penta Palummo
Phlegraean Fields
Phlegraeishe Felder
Pigna San Nicola
Pisani
Porto Miseno
Punta Marmolite
Punta Serra
Rione Terra
Rione delle Mofete
Romano
San Giacomo
San Martino
San Martino
Sartania
Solchiaro
Solfatara
Stoves of Nero
Terra Murata
Torre Cappella
Torre Gaveta
Traversa Campana
Trentaremi
Vita Fumo
Vivara
Volcano Type: Caldera(s)
Latitude: 40.8272222200
Longitude: 14.1388888900
Region: Mediterranean and W Asia Sub Region: Italy
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: -1650 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Tephrochronology
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.090 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.150 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.400 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Eruption Start Date: -2000 Date Error: 150
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Tephrochronology
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.130 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.210 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 0.050 (Literature)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 0.125 (Calculated)
Magnitude : 4.500 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 10.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 9.400 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Minimum Column Height (km): 8.000 (Literature)
Minimum Intensity : 9.020 (Column Height)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.016 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.040 (Calculated)
Eruption Start Date: 4100 BP Date Error: 400
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 1.200 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.800 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.400 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 27.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.030 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.210 (Literature)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 4222 BP Date Error: 123
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 3820 C14 Date Error: 50
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.050 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.120 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.100 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 4222 BP Date Error: 123
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 3820 C14 Date Error: 50
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.090 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.200 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.300 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 4222 BP Date Error: 123
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 3820 C14 Date Error: 50
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.100 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.230 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.400 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 20.000 (Literature)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 4240 BP Date Error: 90
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 3820 C14 Date Error: 50
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.130 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.290 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.500 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: -2500 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Tephrochronology
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.040 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.100 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Eruption Start Date: 4460 BP Date Error: 290
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 3950 C14 Date Error: 170
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.040 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.090 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 9620 BP Date Error: 510
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.040 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.100 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: -8480 Date Error: 100
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 9000 C14 Date Error: 1000
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.210 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.380 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.700 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Eruption Start Date: 13275 BP Date Error: 295
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 11400 C14 Date Error:
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.400 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 1.000 (Assumed)
Magnitude : 5.300 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Magma: Phonolite-Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Phonolite
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 14900 BP Date Error: 400
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 49.300 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 79.000 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 6.300 (Calculated)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 14.400 (Literature)
Magnitude : 7.100 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : + 6.000 (Literature)
Primary Intracaldera Material DRE Volume (km3): 35.000 (Literature)
Primary Intracaldera Material Deposit Volume (km3): 80.500 (Calculated)
Magma: Phonolite-Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Phonolite
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 22500 BP Date Error: 500
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Stratigraphy
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 3.000 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 6.950 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.800 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 29050 BP Date Error: 370
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 10.000 (Assumed)
Magnitude : 6.000 (Literature)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 34500 BP Date Error: 1500
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Stratigraphy
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): > 0.400 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): > 1.000 (Assumed)
Magnitude : > 5.000 (Assumed)
Magma: Trachyandesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyandesite
Eruption Start Date: 39850 BP Date Error: 140
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 157.500 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 320.000 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 56.500 (Calculated)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 130.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 7.500 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 44.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.510 (Eruption Rate)
Maximum VEI : 7.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 40.500 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 97.000 (Literature)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 50950 BP Date Error: 2980
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 47500 C14 Date Error: 2600
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 5.700 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 13.100 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.100 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 80000 BP Date Error: 25000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Stratigraphy
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 5.400 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 12.350 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.100 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 106200 BP Date Error: 1300
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 10.000 (Assumed)
Magnitude : 6.000 (Literature)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 108900 BP Date Error: 1800
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 10.000 (Assumed)
Magnitude : 6.000 (Literature)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Phonolite-Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Phonolite
Trachyte

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