The last eruption of Etna from the South East crater

The last eruption of Etna from the South East crater

Description of the volcanic event The last eruption of Etna from the South East crater developed exactly 19 days after the previous eruptive phenomenon, an event that did not see the development of high lava fountains, but which has been characterized by a longer...
The latest eruption of Etna on November 12, 2023

The latest eruption of Etna on November 12, 2023

INTRODUCTION The latest eruption of Etna on November 12, 2023, was characterized by the classic fountain activity (paroxysmal activity) with the incandescent jets, which in any case have not been able to cross the dense cloud cover that prevented admiring the volcanic...
Etna’s first lava fountain of 2023

Etna’s first lava fountain of 2023

Etna’s first lava fountain of 2023 at the South East Crater     During the morning of May 21, 2023 at 8:00 am, explosive activity suddenly began at Southeast Crater and immediately evolved into lava fountaining. The cloud cover prevented the...
Volcanic activity of Mt. Etna during 1966 

Volcanic activity of Mt. Etna during 1966 

After the strong explosive and effusive activity in 1964, that reached its apex in the terminal eruption on the fourth of July (5, 6,13), the central crater of Mt. Etna and the subterminal North-East crater maintained for many months a state of relative calmness: from...