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Etna volcano
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)
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Etna 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.
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Etna volcano updates and eruption news:

Etna Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION OCCURED AT 0720Z OBS VA DTG: 08/0700Z

Friday Feb 08, 2019 08:00 AM | BY: VN

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVXX01 at 07:51 UTC, 08/02/19 from LFPW
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190208/0736Z
VAAC: TOULOUSE
VOLCANO: ETNA 211060
PSN: N3744 E01500
AREA: ITALY
SUMMIT ELEV: 3330M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/08
INFO SOURCE: INGV, VONA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION OCCURED AT 0720Z
OBS VA DTG: 08/0700Z
OBS VA CLD:
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 08/1300Z
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 08/1900Z
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 09/0100Z
RMK: T+0 CONFIDENCE HIGH OR LOW.
NXT ADVISORY:
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Previous news
Etna volcano update: Continuing ash emissions from Bocca Nuova and NE crater
Ash emissions from Etna this morning from Bocca Nuova visible in backgroun, with the SE crater in front (image: LAVE webcam)
Tuesday, Jan 29, 2019
The activity at the volcano continues with pulsating, often strong ash emissions from the NE and Bocca Nuova craters at intervals of few minutes. ... [more]
Etna Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY IS DECREASED OBS VA DTG: 26/1800Z
Satellite image of Etna volcano on 26 Jan 2019
Saturday, Jan 26, 2019
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Etna Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY IS INCREASED OBS VA DTG: 26/0900Z
Saturday, Jan 26, 2019
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Etna volcano update: Ash emissions from NE crater
Aerial view of Etna on 22 Jan 2019 showing the ash plume from the NE crater, view from the west
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019
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. ... [more]
Etna Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NO VOLCANIC ASH EMISSION IS DETECTED OBS VA DTG: 23/1800Z
Satellite image of Etna volcano on 23 Jan 2019
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]

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