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Complejo estratovolcán Currently about 3329 m (changing due to eruptive activity and collapse of its crater rims)
Sicily, Italy, 37.75°N / 14.99°E Current status: erupción (4 out of 5) Etna webcams / datos en tiempo real | ReportsEtna volcano videosEtna volcano books | Tours | Places to stayErupciones del volcán Etna:
Near continuously active; some major historic eruptions include 122 BC (large Plinian outbursts that created the small caldera of the "Cratere del Piano"), 1669 AD (devastating flank eruption that destroyed 15 villages and part of Catania), 1787 (Subplinian eruption and one of the most spectacular summit eruptions on record - lava fountains reportedly up to 3000 m high). Eruptions since 1950 (f: flank / s: summit activity): 1950 (s), 1950-51(f), 1955 (s), 1956 (s), 1956 (f), 1957 (s),1960 (s), 1961 (s), 1964 (f), 1964 (s), 1966 (s), 1966-1971(s), 1968 (f), 1971(f), 1972-1973 (s), 1974 (f), 1974-1975 (s), 1975-1977 (f), 1977-1978 (s), 1978 (f), 1979(s), 1979 (f), 1980 (s), 1981 (s), 1981 (f),1982-1983 (s), 1983(f), 1984(s), 1985(s), 1985(f), 1986(s), 1986-1987 (f), 1987(s), 1988(s), 1989(s), 1989(f), 1990 (s), 1991-93(f), 1995(s), 1996(s), 1997 (s), 1998 (s), 1999 (s), 2000 (s), 2001(s), 2001 (f), 2002(s), 2002-03(f), 2004-2005 (f), 2006 (s), 2007 (s), 2008-2009 (f), 2010(s), 2011-2013(s), 2014-18, 2018(f), 2019 (s) Typical eruption style:Efusivas (coladas de lava) y ligeramente explosivo (estromboliana) erupciones. Tanto cumbre y frecuentes erupciones de flanco, el último parece estar ocurriendo en racimos que duran unos pocos a unas pocas decenas de años. Últimos terremotos cercanosLatest satellite images  Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
The best place to stay near Mt Etna is no doubt the Corsaro hotel, located a few 100 m from the cable car station at La Sapienza cable car station on Etna South: Hotel Corsaromore on Etna volcano...  Etna volcano updates and eruption news:sáb, 19 oct 2019, 06:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 06:34 UTC, 19/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] jue, 17 oct 2019, 07:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 06:53 UTC, 17/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] mié, 16 oct 2019, 06:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 06:18 UTC, 16/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] sáb, 12 oct 2019, 07:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 07:42 UTC, 12/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] vie, 11 oct 2019, 12:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 11:57 UTC, 11/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] vie, 11 oct 2019, 05:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 05:08 UTC, 11/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] jue, 10 oct 2019, 10:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 10:09 UTC, 10/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] dom, 6 oct 2019, 05:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 05:41 UTC, 06/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] sáb, 5 oct 2019, 10:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 09:53 UTC, 05/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] sáb, 5 oct 2019, 07:45  Ash puff from Etna's Central Crater this morning (image: INGV webcam) Activity at the volcano's summit continues with little changes: the new intra-crater cone inside Voragina (Central Crater) produces strombolian explosions with ejections of lava bombs and small ash puffs occasionally seen on the webcam. ...màsTeam member Marco Fulle visited the volcano recently during one of ours "Volcano Special" tours and observed that bombs ejected from the cone sometimes reach Bocca Nuova crater. Access to the summit craters is currently closed.  Thermal image of the same explosion (image: INGV thermal webcam) [ Menos] Show more newsmié, 2 oct 2019, 09:30  Ash emission from Etna's central crater this morning (image: INGV webcam) The vigorous activity at the summit craters of the volcano continuous. An increase in ash emissions from the Central (Voragine), Northeast and (to lesser extent) Bocca Nuova craters triggered a temporary raise of the aviation alert level to RED yesterday. ...màsToday, emissions have decreased again and the alert level was lowered to ORANGE. Eruptive activity continues at similar levels: vigorous strombolian activity in the Central crater continues to build a new intra-crater cinder cone, generating typically smaller puffs of ash. Stronger ash explosions and passive emissions occur from the NE and Bocca Nuova craters.  Activity from 3 craters (l-r): strong emissions from NE crater, ash puff from Voragine and a weaker ash plume from Bocca Nuova [ Menos] [ leer todo] mié, 2 oct 2019, 06:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 06:42 UTC, 02/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] mar, 1 oct 2019, 09:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 09:16 UTC, 01/10/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] lun, 30 sep 2019, 12:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 12:07 UTC, 30/09/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] sáb, 28 sep 2019, 07:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 06:44 UTC, 28/09/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] lun, 9 sep 2019, 06:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 06:05 UTC, 09/09/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] lun, 26 ago 2019, 07:08  Etna volcano this morning (image: guidetna.it webcam) The volcano observatory (INGV Catania) announced that the intermittent ash emissions from the NE crater, which had been occurring at fluctuating intensity during the past few days ceased yesterday morning. No new emissions were observed after 08:38 local time. ...màsCurrently, the volcano seems to be relatively quiet (something that can change very quickly, though). Average seismic activity, ground deformation, and thermal signals are low. Only dense steam plumes are currently rising from the summit craters, mostly Bocca Nuova and SE crater complex. [ Menos] jue, 15 ago 2019, 17:06  Ash emission from Etna's NE crater this morning (image: guidetna.it webcam) Ash emissions occurred this morning from the northeast crater. It seems that the ash, brownish in color, was cold and composed of older material, likely from internal collapses in the crater (a portion of the crater rim had collapsed a few days ago). ...màsThere is currently no eruptive activity at the volcano involving fresh lava and monitoring signals do not suggest an immediate change likely; only a weak thermal anomaly continues to be present from the southeast crater complex. Of course, this can change very quickly, particularly at a volcano as active as Etna. [ Menos] [ leer todo] mié, 14 ago 2019, 19:56  Satellite image of Etna volcano today The summit area of the volcano has been reopened for excursions with authorized mountain guides today. mié, 7 ago 2019, 05:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 05:36 UTC, 07/08/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] Show more newsdom, 28 jul 2019, 06:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 05:46 UTC, 28/07/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] sáb, 27 jul 2019, 18:45  Satellite image of Etna volcano on 27 Jul 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 18:33 UTC, 27/07/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] sáb, 27 jul 2019, 10:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 09:59 UTC, 27/07/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] vie, 19 jul 2019, 20:45  Satellite image of Etna volcano on 19 Jul 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 20:33 UTC, 19/07/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] vie, 19 jul 2019, 10:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 09:50 UTC, 19/07/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] dom, 14 jul 2019, 14:30  Satellite image of Etna volcano on 14 Jul 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 14:21 UTC, 14/07/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] sáb, 6 jul 2019, 11:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 11:12 UTC, 06/07/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] mar, 2 jul 2019, 10:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVXX01 at 10:42 UTC, 02/07/19 from LFPW [ Menos] [ leer todo] Más en VolcanoDiscovery: Top 20 quakes in 2016: Several magnitude 7 quakes occurred in 2016 (but none above M8): Papua New Guinea, NZ, Ecuador, Solomon Islands, Sumatra, Chile, Alaska and others - nearly all major earthquakes were located near active subduction zones. 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