Etna activity Archives

Mount Etna’s North-East Crater roars again

Posted on 30/09/2024 by Grazia Musumeci

By now on Mount Etna it’s a game of poker. The four summit craters all seem to be simultaneously engaged in an extraordinary (in the sense of beautiful!) activity that, in turn, involves them all. After the spectacular years, the South-East crater has gone to rest and in its place the mighty Voragine has set […]

Etna: it’s the summer show!

Posted on 15/08/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Sixth paroxysm of the Voragine crater, now with a cadence of an eruption every 10-15 days. Mount Etna show for the summer is guaranteed and so is the joy of the tourists who are in the area in these weeks. This time the volcano has surprised everyone by making the eruption coincide with the eve […]

Voragine Crater: master and commander!

Posted on 04/08/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The month of August opens with one of the most spectacular paroxysms seen in some years. Always him, the Voragine crater, the new surprising protagonist of Mount Etna show! After a very long period of silence and false quiet, this crater (which opened in 1945) took the stage until yesterday dominated by the young South […]

More Crater Voragine show on July 15, 202

Posted on 15/07/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

photos by GRAZIA MUSUMECI […]

Powerful roars and lots of ash: Etna show

Posted on 07/07/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Roars, puffs, column of ash…! It all seemed over but as we often say… it’s Etna that decides. And always surprising. And so the eruptive activity of the Voragine crater (video by Michele Mammino here) after about 24 hours of pause resumed with force around 2 am on July 7th, to continue until 9 am […]