ABSTRACT
The Gulf of Naples (southern Italy, see Figure 1) is characterised by a non-negligible tsunami hazard. The Italian Tsunami Catalogue (Tinti et al., 2004, hereafter referred to as ITC) indicates that the largest part of the documented events are associated to the volcanic activity of Vesuvius: the two most famous and catastrophic eruptions occurred in 24 August 79 AD and in 17 December 1631 and they are both reported to have been accompanied by significant sea In addition to the two previous sources, that can be considered as local, a far-field potential tsunamigenic source relevant to the Gulf of Naples is the continuous volcanic activity of Stromboli, the northernmost island of the Aeolian archipelago. The partial or total collapse of the north-western flank of the volcanic edifice, known as Sciara del Fuoco, represents a threat in terms of tsunami impact even for the Campania coasts and the Gulf of Naples in particular.
