Etna activity Archives

Mount Etna, the first great eruption of 2022

Posted on 11/02/2022 by Grazia Musumeci

Volcanologists followed the event with the same amazement as citizens crowded into street corners, armed with cell phones and cameras. Mount Etna gives everyone the show of its first paroxysm of 2022, on the afternoon of 10th February. An absolute spectacle, such as has not been seen for almost 20 months. Above all, a show […]

Etna, side fracture and eruption in 24 hours

Posted on 14/12/2021 (15/12/2021) by Grazia Musumeci

In the late evening of December 13th, the inhabitants of the Ionian coast noticed strange flashes in the heart of Valley del Bove. When the INGV volcanologists were alerted, an effusive vent was discovered that suddenly opened at a low altitude (2000 meters), with the emission of lava but not gas. The statement reads: The […]

Etna eruption October 23, update

Posted on 24/10/2021 by Grazia Musumeci

The eruption that began at dawn on 23 October 2021 ended around 11 am with further spectacular changes on top of Mount Etna. Below are parts of the report released by volcanologists regarding the episode: A sequence of very strong explosions took place, which generated visible pressure waves, followed by the resumption of ash emission. […]

Etna, new major event on October 23

Posted on 23/10/2021 by Grazia Musumeci

On the early morning of Saturday 23 October, Mount Etna restarts in style. The South East crater had been showing signs of unrest for many days, with increasing tremblings and small lava fountains visible during the night. Everything was accelerated in the night between Friday 22 and Saturday 23. Until the start of yet another […]

Etna replies to the La Palma eruption of Canary

Posted on 21/09/2021 by Grazia Musumeci

Etna does not allow itself to be “second” to any other volcano in the world! That is what Cumbre Vieja, on the Spanish island of La Palma – Canary archipelago – learned the hard way. It started a spectacular eruption on the afternoon of Sunday 19th September. The lava came out of a fracture that […]