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Liputan6.com, Marsili: underwater volcano in Europe is estimated to be destroyed and caused a tsunami that would hit southern Italy. This threat is expected to occur at any time. Based on the results of the review leading volcano expert, Enzo Boschi, Marsili volcano filled with magma and is very vulnerable to collapse at any time. "It could even happen tomorrow," explained Boschi which is also the President of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INVG).

In a recent study indicated that the volcano was not solid, the walls became increasingly fragile. The available space is no longer able to accommodate the amount of magma. "All the calls that the volcano is active and may at any time stops," Boschi said.

This eruption will cause devastating tsunami which is estimated to hit the shores of Campania, Calabria and Sicily. Marsili volcano is 3000 meters under the sea and is located approximately 150 kilometers southwest of Naples. Throughout his life, the mountain with a length of 70 km and 30 km wide it has never erupted. (Xinhua / Jb)