palinuro is a volcanic complex that stretches for about 75 kilometers, is made up of eight major volcanic edifices which branch out in west–east direction. the top of the submarine volcano palinuro reaches 100 meters below sea level. it is an active volcano that could be very damaging to the southern tyrrhenian coast in case of eruption. for this reason and considerating the high concentration of volcanoes in this part of the tyrrhenian sea, some earthquakes happened in may 2012 created alarm in the media. on 31 may 2012, the inhabitants of cilento were shown the effects of palinuro's eruption with an earthquake that shook with a richter magnitude of about three. the residents were fearful, though there was not much damage to people and buildings.