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Mount Etna is the highest and the most active volcano in Europe. It is an active stratovolcano located in Sicily, Italy. Large lava flows often accompany its frequent eruptions.
Location: | Sicily, Italy |
Coordinates: | 37.751568, 14.993376 |
Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano |
Etna's location
Etna Volcano News
March 2021: Paroxysmal eruptions. Etna has been erupting with spectacular fashion - fire fountaining reaching over 1km high and producing strong ash and lapilli fall. At this stage, there has been 10 paroxysmal eruptions.
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Mount Etna's Eruptive History
6190 BCE | Oldest radiocarbon dated eruption |
1968 | Frequent explosions and lava flows |
1970's | Explosive eruptions create new cones, craters and lava flows. In 1974 and following a collapse, a lava lake formed as a result. This quickly drained, creating a 1km long flow. 1977 -Frequent eruptions and fire fountaining |
1980's | Significant lava flows, strombolian activity and ash emissions. Considerable flank seismicity. |
1990's | Ongoing flank lava flows and explosive activity. Discharging lava flows at new vents and fissures observed. |
2001 | Incredible 200-m-tall fountain of lava observed. A newly formed cone titled "M2" created. Five separate vents were active and discharging simultaneously. |
2002 | 2002 was marked with some historically significant flank eruptions. The magma mixed with groundwater creating phreatomagmatic eruptions. |
2003 | Smaller ash eruptions and red glow observed. |
2004 | New effusive eruption, lava flows. |
2005 | New effusive eruption. Lava tubes developed. Ongoing degassing and ash eruptions |
2006 | An upper E-flank fissure eruption. Lava flows from multiple vents |
2007 | New effusive eruption, lava flows. Long duration fire fountaining to 100m and lava flows extending to 4.6km |
2008 | Onset of a new paroxysmal eruptive episode. |
2009 | Many months of quiet activity, before resuming eruptive episodes |
2011 | A new eruptive fissure opened on the west flank. Sustained lava fountaining, flows and ash columns. |
2013 | Ongoing paroxysmal eruptive episodes. Strombolian eruptions at the Bocca Nuova crater. |
2014 | Multiple lava flows. A landslide occurred, creating a reddish ash plume. |
2015 | Strombolian eruptions, ash emissions and new vents open up. |
2016 | Lava flows and subsidence in some of the craters. |
2017 | Strombolian eruptions from the new southeast crater. Significant lava flows reaching the base of the volcano. |
2018 | Small strombolian eruptions (from Bocca Nuova crater) and some smaller eruptions from the new southeast crater. |
2019 | A new vent opened up under the NE rim. Five lava flows and numerous ash plumes observed. |
2020 | Ongoing activity at Etna’s Voragine Crater (including Strombolian explosions), New Southeast Crater (NSEC), and Northeast Crater. |
2021 | Paroxysmal eruptions. Etna has been erupting with spectacular fashion - fire fountaining reaching over 1km high and producing strong ash and lapilli fall. At this stage, there has been 10 paroxysmal eruptions. |
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