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 Mt Etna on Sicily, locally called "Mongibello", is Europe's largest and most active volcano. Its frequent eruptions are often accompanied by large lava flows, but rarely pose danger to inhabited areas. Etna is one of the volcanoes with the longest historic records of eruptions, going back more than 2000 years. Complex stratovolcano 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: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5) Etna webcams / live data | ReportsEtna volcano videosEtna volcano books | Tours | Places to stayEtna volcano eruptions: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-ongoing(f)
Typical eruption style:Effusive (lava flows) and mildly explosive (strombolian) eruptions. Both summit and frequent flank eruptions, the latter seem to be occurring in clusters lasting few to a few tens of years. Last earthquakes nearbyEtna volcano toursVolcanoes of Italy - the Grand Tour (15-days study & walking tour from Vesuvius to Etna) Etna Trekking Tour (private and group tours to Etna volcano with a mountain guide) Etna Volcano Special (volcano expedition to see Mt. Etna volcano' eruption) Etna Discovery (8-days hiking & study tour on Mt. Etna volcano, Italy) From Stromboli to Etna (9-days walking & study tour to Stromboli, Lipari, Vulcano and Etna with a volcanologist) Latest satellite images 
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 Corsaro
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more on Etna volcano...  Etna volcano updates and eruption news:
Wed, 1 May 2019, 14:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 14:03 UTC, 01/05/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Fri, 22 Feb 2019, 06:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 06:14 UTC, 22/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Thu, 21 Feb 2019, 18:00 
Satellite image of Etna volcano on 21 Feb 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 17:56 UTC, 21/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Thu, 21 Feb 2019, 09:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 08:47 UTC, 21/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Thu, 21 Feb 2019, 00:00  Satellite image of Etna volcano on 20 Feb 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 23:46 UTC, 20/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Wed, 20 Feb 2019, 12:00
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 11:50 UTC, 20/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Wed, 20 Feb 2019, 00:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 23:57 UTC, 19/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Tue, 19 Feb 2019, 18:00  Satellite image of Etna volcano on 19 Feb 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 17:53 UTC, 19/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Tue, 19 Feb 2019, 06:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 06:23 UTC, 19/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Mon, 18 Feb 2019, 14:15 
Satellite image of Etna volcano on 18 Feb 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 13:58 UTC, 18/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Show more newsMon, 18 Feb 2019, 10:57  Etna erupting ash from NE crater as seen last evening from Lipari (!) during extremely clear weather (image: Emanuela Carone / VolcanoDiscovery Italia) For more than a month, sometimes intense ash emissions have been taking place from the NE crater and, to lesser extent, from Bocca Nuova. ...moreThese ashes are currently believed not to be formed by fresh magma rising in the conduits, but instead are composed of older material that is now being vented from the inner conduits. It can be interpreted as the surface expression of internal re-adjustments that followed the brief, but intense eruption at Christmas last year, which drained (some of the) magma from the conduits and reservoirs. Another factor are likely the seismic events around the volcano in the days and weeks after, which also might have caused internal shifts in magma storage. [ less] [ read all]
Mon, 18 Feb 2019, 07:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 07:43 UTC, 18/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Mon, 18 Feb 2019, 00:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 23:55 UTC, 17/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Sun, 17 Feb 2019, 17:00 
Satellite image of Etna volcano on 17 Feb 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 16:55 UTC, 17/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Thu, 14 Feb 2019, 11:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 11:18 UTC, 14/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Sun, 10 Feb 2019, 07:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 06:44 UTC, 10/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Sat, 9 Feb 2019, 06:15
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 06:11 UTC, 09/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Fri, 8 Feb 2019, 08:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 07:51 UTC, 08/02/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Tue, 29 Jan 2019, 13:43  Ash emissions from Etna this morning from Bocca Nuova visible in backgroun, with the SE crater in front (image: LAVE webcam) The activity at the volcano continues with pulsating, often strong ash emissions from the NE and Bocca Nuova craters at intervals of few minutes. ...moreHowever, seismic activity remains low and there are currently no indications that these ash emissions (even though they are quite spectacular sometimes) are caused by fresh magma rising and might herald possible new activity in the near future. More likely, they reflect internal adjustments of the conduits and internal reservoirs still drained by the flank eruption on Christmas 2018 (i.e. the ashes could be largely from fragmented older material). [ less] [ read all] Sat, 26 Jan 2019, 18:15
 Satellite image of Etna volcano on 26 Jan 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 18:10 UTC, 26/01/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Show more newsSat, 26 Jan 2019, 10:15
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 10:12 UTC, 26/01/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Wed, 23 Jan 2019, 20:37  Aerial view of Etna on 22 Jan 2019 showing the ash plume from the NE crater, view from the west The volcano continues to be restless, although it has been calming down overall during the past weeks. Small earthquakes, although less in numbers and size (rarely exceeding magnitude 2) continue to occur in clusters under the western, southern and eastern flanks. ...moreOn the surface, the NE crater has been producing dense (but rather cold) ash emissions that form a sometimes impressive plume drifting from the summit area.  Earthquakes under Etna volcano during the past 7 days 
Heat emission from Etna during the past weeks (image: Modis / MIROVA) [ less] Wed, 23 Jan 2019, 18:00  Satellite image of Etna volcano on 23 Jan 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 17:50 UTC, 23/01/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Wed, 23 Jan 2019, 10:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 10:39 UTC, 23/01/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Tue, 22 Jan 2019, 13:30
 Satellite image of Etna volcano on 22 Jan 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 13:18 UTC, 22/01/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Wed, 9 Jan 2019, 08:51 
Seismic signal of this night's quake under Etna (image: INGV Catania) The volcano remains restless in form of earthquakes. A magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 2 km depth beneath the northeastern rift zone occurred early this morning at 00:50 am. ...moreSome residents in the area, e.g. from Linguaglossa town reported to have been woken up by the tremor ( detail info for this earthquake). Whether the earthquake is caused by magma intrusion in this area prone to flank eruptions or of other origin (tectonic adjustment of the east flank) is unclear.  Location of the earthquake [ less] [ read all] Mon, 7 Jan 2019, 10:53  Ash emissions from Etna volcano yesterday (image: Boris Behncke / facebook) After several days of bad, unusually cold weather (and heavy snowfalls on the upper flanks), Etna has again been visible in its splendor since yesterday morning. ...moreVolcanologist Boris Behncke (INGV Catania) observed small, dilute ash emissions from the NE crater, which occurred at short intervals and caused small peaks in seismic activity. Other than that, the volcano has continued to calm down overall, but this can of course change rapidly. [ less] [ read all]
Fri, 4 Jan 2019, 09:39  Recent earthquakes under Mt Etna volcano The volcano continues to show signs of unrest. A swarm of shallow small earthquakes has been occurring under the SW flank during the past days and seems to be increasing. ...moreThe strongest shock so far was a magnitude 3.5 event at very shallow depth 7 km north of Ragalna about 5 hours ago (at 06:10 am local time), felt as weak shaking in the villages on Etna's southern and western flanks. Whether these quakes are related to possible magma intrusions under the western rift zone can be speculated about. [ less] [ read all] Wed, 2 Jan 2019, 11:44  Maps showing the displacements during the 24-26 Dec eruption and seismic crisis (image: CNR) Italian scientists have analyzed satellite data from the Italian Cosmo-SkyMed and the European Sentinel satellites, which passed over Etna both before and after the short, but intense flank eruption that began on 24 December 2018 and the seismic crisis that accompanied this event and culminated in the 4.8 magnitude early on 26 Dec with an epicenter near the villages Viagrande, Trecastagni and Fleri on the southeastern side of Etna. ...moreComparing the data, they were able to calculate how the shape of the volcano changed due to the intrusion of the magma, which in parts rose to the surface through the new eruptive fissures, and in parts became "stuck" as shallow and deeper intrusions. The results are stunning:- the western slope of Etna has moved 30 centimeters to the west (in red on the map, figure c); [ less] [ read all] More on VolcanoDiscovery:
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