Volcano Name: Ischia Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 211030
Alternate Name:
Arso
Bosco Della Maddalena
Bosco dei Conti
Cafieri
Campotese
Cantariello
Castello D'ischia
Castiglione
Castle of Ischia
Cava Nocelle
Cava Petrella
Ciglio
Costa De Lenzuola
Costa Sparaina
Epomeo
Fondo Ferraro
Fundera
Isola dell' Ischia
La Guardiola
Marecocco
Molara
Montagnone-Maschiata
Monte Cotto
Monte Tabor
Monte Trippodi
Monte Vico
Monte di Vezzi
Mt. Campagnano
Mt. Cotto Barano
Piedmonte
Porto D'ischia
Posta Lubrano
Punta Della Cannuccia
Punta Imperatore
Punta La Scrofa
Rio Corbore
Rotaro
Sant'angelo
Santa Angelo
Santa Michele
Santa Pancrazio
Scarrupo
Secca D'ischia
Selva del Napolitano
Testaccio
Vateliero
Zara
Volcano Type: Complex volcano(es)
Latitude: 40.7333333300
Longitude: 13.8975000000
Region: Mediterranean and W Asia Sub Region: Italy
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 56000 BP Date Error: 1000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 15.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 40.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.500 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 7.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 17.400 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 40.000 (Literature)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 70000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Stratigraphy
Eruption Date Quality: Low 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)

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