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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), 2014-18, 2018(f), 2019 (s)
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  Most recommended:
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:Fri, 19 Jul 2019, 20:45  Satellite image of Etna volcano on 19 Jul 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 20:33 UTC, 19/07/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all]
Fri, 19 Jul 2019, 10:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 09:50 UTC, 19/07/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Sun, 14 Jul 2019, 14:30
 Satellite image of Etna volcano on 14 Jul 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 14:21 UTC, 14/07/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Sat, 6 Jul 2019, 11:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 11:12 UTC, 06/07/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019, 10:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 10:42 UTC, 02/07/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Sat, 22 Jun 2019, 14:12  Ash emission from Etna's Voragine summit crater this afternoon (image: INGV Catania) The volcano observatory (INGV Catania) reported that after a pause in explosive activity from its summit crater, weak intermittent ash emissions have resumed this morning. ...moreThis weak activity originates from Etna's Voragine and possibly also the Bocca Nuova summit craters. No other monitoring parameters currently suggest an increase of activity in the near future. [ less] Fri, 14 Jun 2019, 10:14
 Ash emissions from Etna's Voragine on 13 June evening (image: INGVvulcani / facebook) After the recent, short-lived subterminal eruption ended last week, the volcano remains restless. ...moreDense and relatively intense ash emissions are occurring from the central summit crater (Voragine). INGV Catania wrote about this activity: "It is coughing since the early afternoon of 13 June 2019, after more than three years of relative calm. As we have already seen in the videos published yesterday on this page, the emissions are occurring from a new vent in the northwestern inner wall of the crater. [ less] [ read all] Mon, 3 Jun 2019, 18:21  Thermal image of Etna's SE crater showing no signs of still active lava effusion (image: INGV Catania) The recent sub-terminal eruption of Etna, which started early on 30 May, is probably ending or has ended already. During the past 24 hours, lava emission gradually decreased. ...moreWhile the southeastern lava flow was still active this morning, lava effusion appears now to have ceased or at least decreased to a fraction of its initial output. The lava flow on the NE side already stopped yesterday. 
Thermal image of Etna's SE crater seen from the east yesterday showing the active flow on the southern side (image: INGV Catania) [ less] Fri, 31 May 2019, 07:20  The active lava flows on Etna volcano seen last evening from the east side (image: Boris Behncke / facebook) The eruption which began in the early hours of 30 May 2019 from new fissure vents on both the NE and SE sides of the New Southeast Crater continues with little change. ...moreTwo lava lava flows, well fed, are moving into the Valle del Bove accompanied by loud strombolian activity at the vents. Here's a video our local tour manager and coordinator Emanuela took yesterday morning: [ less] [ read all]
Thu, 30 May 2019, 18:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 17:53 UTC, 30/05/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Show more news
Thu, 30 May 2019, 11:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 11:21 UTC, 30/05/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] Thu, 30 May 2019, 07:20 
Lava flow from Etna volcano's New SE crater this morning (image: Boris Behcke / facebook) A new eruption started overnight: around 3 am local time, a small effusive fissure opened on the south-south-eastern base of the New SE crater and generated a small lava flow which is still active now. ...moreAnother lava flow originated from a vent on the SE side on the same cone, near the area where the eruption in Dec 2018 had started. Seismic activity started to rise last evening, peaked around midnight, then decreased a bit, but has been more or less stable since.  Tremor amplitude (image: INGV Catania) [ less] [ read all] Thu, 30 May 2019, 02:45 
Satellite image of Etna volcano on 30 May 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVXX01 at 02:34 UTC, 30/05/19 from LFPW [ less] [ read all] 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] Show more newsTue, 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] Mon, 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]
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