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Colli Albani
Caldera · 949 m · Italy
Colli Albani sits on the Eurasian Plate, in a subduction zone. 1 eruption is known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in unknown.
Colli Albani, the Alban Hills, is a volcanic massif about twenty kilometres south-east of Rome.
Its old craters hold Lake Albano and Lake Nemi. The papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo overlooks Lake Albano. Ground uplift and gas emissions show that the volcano is not extinct.
- Elevation
- 949 m
- Type
- Caldera
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Foidite
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Last Eruption
- unknown
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 1
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 3,339,000 people live in those within 30 km.
- 26 kmRome3,339,000 people
- 86 kmL'Aquila69,000 people
- 86 kmCivitavecchia61,000 people
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata