| Monte Nuovo | |
|---|---|
 Monte Nuovo. View fromLucrine Lake. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 132 m (433 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 40°50′7″N14°5′17″E / 40.83528°N 14.08806°E /40.83528; 14.08806 |
| Geography | |
  Monte Nuovo Italy | |
| Location | Campania,Italy |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Cinder cone |
| Volcanic arc | Campanian volcanic arc |
| Last eruption | 1538 |
Monte Nuovo ("New Mountain") is acinder conevolcano within theCampi Flegreicaldera, nearNaples, southernItaly. A series of damaging earthquakes and changes in land elevation preceded its only eruption, during the most recent part of theHolocene, which lasted from September 29 to October 6, 1538, when it was formed.[2]The event is important in thehistory of science because it was the first eruption in modern times to be described by a large number of witnesses.[3] The eruptive vent formed next to themedieval village of Tripergole on the shores of the then-much largerLake Lucrino. The thermal bath village, which had been inhabited sinceancient Roman times and was home to notable Roman-era buildings includingCicero's villa, was completely buried byejecta from the new cinder cone. Tripergole's ruins and its important thermal springs completely disappeared under Monte Nuovo such that the exact location of the village can no longer be identified.[4]
Volcanologists feared another eruption[5] between 1969 and 1984,when there were again earthquakes and changes in land elevations in the area.[6][7]
In September 2023, after an earthquake, concerns over a possible eruption were again raised by volcanologists.
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