Etna activity Archives

Mt Etna, a new eruptive vent on July 27

Posted on 27/07/2019 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

A new eruptive vent opened around noon on Saturday 27 July 2019 on Mount Etna, precisely on the southern side of the New South East Crater. The fracture resulted in the emission of considerable quantities of gas and very fine ash that formed a cloud directed towards the sea. If this means the beginning of […]

Mt Etna, a new eruption starts on July 19

Posted on 20/07/2019 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

UPDATE FROM INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY– The eruption has ended on July 21st A new eruption has just started on Mt.Etna. By the dawn of July 18th, the great Sicilian volcano had begun to show signs of nervousness. The volcano, which however had not been quiet for some time, had manifested the first flashes due to […]

Mt Etna’s new eruption goes to end soon

Posted on 05/06/2019 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The new eruption of Etna seems to be shutting down. You can never say for sure, because the volcano could hold new surprises, but the activity is shrinking day by day. The volcanologists of the INGV of Catania write: […]

Mt. Etna, the big eruption goes on

Posted on 31/05/2019 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

It seems like a big eruption the one that started at dawn on May 30th from the summit of volcano Etna. A “surprise” for everyone, even for the volcanologists who by now expected anomalous or lateral eruptions. In fact, however, the volcano is “exploiting” some of the fractures that opened last December 24th to emit […]

New eruption from Mt Etna on May 30th

Posted on 30/05/2019 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

After a long series of small signs and the new tremors recorded in the night, Mt Etna started a new eruption at dawn this morning, 30th May 2019. Unfortunately, due to the Sirocco clouds covering the top tourists and scientists were disappointed for missing the new “show”. Volcanologists must monitorate the event with the help […]