STROMBOLI volcano in Italy has erupted dramatically killing one person and sending tourists fleeing for their lives - which other volcanoes are active right now in Italy?

Italy is the only country in mainland Europe with active volcanoes. This volcanic activity is due chiefly to the presence of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates.

Where is the volcano? Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the eight Aeolian Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily.

As well as its three active volcanoes, Italy is also home to several others that lie dormant (for now). They include Ischia, the island off Naples that last saw an eruption in 1302, Larderello in ...

Italy’s five active volcanoes - Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, Stromboli, Campi Flegrei, and Vulcano - serve as a constant reminder of the dynamic geological forces that shape our planet.

Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the eruption began around 3.50am local time (2.50am BST), following volcanic tremors which began around midnight local time.

Italy has three main active volcanoes: Mount Etna on Sicily, Mount Vesuvius near Naples, and Mount Stromboli, which shares the name of the small Sicilian island where it is located.

STORY: The eruption caused the partial collapse of the crater terrace. The lava flow, caused by the collapse of material from part of the crater rim, produced a 3-minute seismic signal recorded by the ...

Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, erupted yet again this week, spewing ash and lava down its slopes in Sicily. Etna has erupted multiple times in recent years.

Italy's Stromboli volcano off the coast of Sicily erupted again Wednesday, the second time a plume of smoke was unleashed in the air in less than two months. An explosion of "high intensity" was ...

Less than a hundred people live within 5km (3 miles) of the volcano, according to the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Programme, while just under 3,300 live within 10km of Etna.