Etna activity Archives

Etna: lava from the “New Year’s Fissure” advances

Posted on 04/01/2026 (04/01/2026) by Grazia Musumeci

An update just 10 minutes ago from the Catania Institute of Volcanology states that the eruption triggered by the fissure at 2,050 meters above sea level “has stabilized.” What does this mean? Good news or worrying news? The situation is certainly under control, so it’s good news. But the lava is certainly advancing, slowly but […]

Etna’s low-altitude eruption: updates and warnings

Posted on 02/01/2026 by Grazia Musumeci

The low-altitude eruption that began on the night of January 1, 2026, from a fissure that opened around 2,000 meters in Valle del Bove, continues. The fissure occurred at the foot of Mt Simone, an ancient, extinct crater, and unleashed several rivers of lava, some of which descended steeply eastward. In the coming hours, […]

Etna: brand new fracture on New Year’s Day

Posted on 01/01/2026 (01/01/2026) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna has popped the New Year’s champagne cork and ushered in 2026 with a new eruption. Once again, it was a surprise, as everyone was ready to admire it from the south or west side, where the view of the Voragine crater and the North East crater is better… instead, the soil suddenly opened […]

Etna: New Eruption Update

Posted on 20/08/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Have you ever seen a volcano erupt twice at once? Well, Etna teaches us that… it can happen! And while we were still admiring the lava flow from the August 14th fracture at the base of the Bocca Nuova crater, on August 20th the earth also split in the very core of the Southeast crater. […]

Etna: brand new August lava stream

Posted on 18/08/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

In August, Mount Etna intensifies its activity, as if seeking to promote tourism in the final part of the season! And as it had already done in the winter, it draws the attention and attracts tourists with new eruptive activity… yet to be fully defined. A new fracture has opened at an altitude of 3,000 […]