Etna

Eruption at Mount Etna, Catania Airport Stays Open

Mount Etna is exhibiting intense Strombolian activity at its summit craters, accompanied by a strong emission of volcanic ash, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Etna…

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Etna eruption over, monitoring continues says INGV

Monday's spectacular Mount Etna eruption that featured prominently on news bulletins around the world is over, but monitoring of Europe's biggest active volcano is continuing the National Institute of Geophysics…

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UPDATED: Mount Etna Erupts; No Immediate Threat to Population

Italian authorities have issued a statement after Mount Etna erupted. Etna is located in Sicily and is the highest active volcano in Europe. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology…

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Thousands of tourists flock to see Etna eruption

Thousands of tourists have flocked to Mount Etna to watch spectacular eruptions on the volcano, but some people are blocking streets and preventing rescue services from reaching those in need…

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Etna gushes volcanic lava, 10-km-high cloud

A lava fountain and a 10-kilometre-high volcanic cloud were reported on Mount Etna Sunday morning by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in the fifth paroxysm that Europe's tallest…

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Flights resume at Italy’s Catania after Etna ash disruption

Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted for much of the day on Tuesday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, bringing fresh travel woe during the…

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Italy’s Catania airport closed by Etna volcanic ash

Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Tuesday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, the airport operator said, bringing fresh travel woe during the peak…

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Italy’s Etna and Stromboli volcanoes erupt, Catania Airport closed

Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and forcing a temporary shutdown of…

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Sicily’s Mount Etna erupts, Catania airport temporarily closed

Flights to and from Catania airport in southern Italy were suspended on Monday morning due to a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna, the airport's managing company said. Spewing ash onto…

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Sicily’s Catania airport reopens after Mount Etna ash disruption

ROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Catania airport has reopened after being forced to suspend flights on Sunday when nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, the airport operator…

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New activity reported on Etna volcano

Fresh explosive activity was reported at Etna's New Mouth crater as Europe's tallest active volcano blew its stack once again. Explosive activity from the Bocca Nuova crater was observed from…

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Photo Story: Mount Etna spews ash

People enjoy a sunny day at the beach while smoke and ashes rise from the Etna volcano, in Catania, Italy, 02 June 2022. The wind pushed volcanic ashes towards Catania,…

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WATCH: Italy’s Mount Etna lights up night sky in spectacular eruption

ROME, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's highest and most active volcano, erupted in spectacular fashion late on Thursday, lighting up the night sky with explosions and bright…

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Etna has calmed down say volcanologists

Etna has calmed down after a recent series of spectacular eruptions from Europe's tallest active volcano, local volcanologists said in Catania. The lava flow from the south-east crater responsible for…

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Flurry of seismic activity around Etna in Sicily

A seismic swarm of at least 16 tremors, with a magnitude between 1.1 and 2.8, was recorded on Etna from 5.34 to 11.34 on Sunday by the National Institute of…

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Etna belches out 6 km high lava plume

Etna on Friday belched out a six km high lava plume in the latest of a string of spectacular eruptions from Europe's tallest active volcano. The volcano spewed ash and…

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Intense volcanic activity during the night on the Etna in Sicily

There was an intense Strombolian activity with the emission of a lava fountain, which exceeds 400 meters in height, on the Etna in Sicily during the night between Wednesday and…

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Photo Story: Spectacular night-time eruption on the Etna

A lava stream runs down the slopes as Mount Etna volcano erupts, as seen from Milo, near Catania, Sicily, Italy, 21 February 2021. This volcanic activity, generated lava jets 800-1,000…

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Volcanic activity on Etna subsiding

Etna belched out a spectacular double fountain of lava onto its summit towering above Catania this week. The volcanic activity is part of a 'Strombolian' eruption that started Sunday.Etna is…

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Mt Etna viewing from Malta

Sicily remains one of the favourite attractions for Maltese going abroad. While waiting for the opening up of borders, Mount Etna seemed to miss the Maltese seeing it and as…

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Watch – Etna volcano eruption

The Etna volcano in Sicily, on Sunday started erupting mainly on what is known as the new South East crater, causing among other things lava flows and tremors. Reports indicated…

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Photo Story: Aerial view of lava flow Mount Etna

A handout photo made available by Boris Behncke, volcanologist and researcher at National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) of the summit of Mount Etna. The photo shows an aerial…

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Etna eruptions cause partial air-space closure

Fresh eruptions on the Etna caused big clouds of volcanic ash on Friday, prompting the authority in charge of Catania airport to close a section of Sicily's air space. As…

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Mild earthquake registered in Catania

An earthquake measuring 3.3 was registered late Tuesday night in Sicily, Italy. The earthquake's epicentre was on the western side of the Etna. According to the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica…

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Watch: Etna erupts again

Mount Etna has erupted again on Saturday. The phenomenon was preceded and accompanied by a gradual increase in the average amplitude of the volcanic tremor. An intense explosive phase has…

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Catania airspace reopened after Etna activity subsides

Activity at Catania airport resumed on Saturday morning after the eruption from the Etna volcano subsided and the ash in the area above cleared. Late Friday night the airspace above…

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UPDATED: Etna activity closes Catania airspace in Sicily

UPDATED: Activity at Catania airport resumed on Saturday morning after the eruption from the Etna volcano subsided and the ash in the area above cleared. Earlier, increased activity of…

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Ash emissions from central summit crater on Etna

The Etna volcano in Sicily once more is showing signs of activity after the recent, short-lived eruption ended last week Italian experts report that the volcano remains restless with dense…

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Watch Drone footage of Etna Eruption

Etna Eruptions via drone footage by Local Team. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn5JSwbV5NE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR06lDJoSt8BP-65FG1MREsJMOzBWj0M4oAtrvZBrrA95hVSaE7zS-vjKtI Via The Local Team

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No problems from Etna activity for Catania airport

The volcanic activity on Mount Etna has not abated, spitting molten lava high into the sky, though cloud cover through the weekend. The latest lava show was not expected…

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New Etna eruption early this morning

A new eruption started overnight on the Etna in Sicily, at around 3 am local time. A small effusive fissure opened on the south-south-eastern base of the New SE crater…

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4.1 Earthquake registered on the northern slope of Etna

According to the data coming from the seismographs of the INGV seismic network, the earthquake reached the magnitude of 4.1 on the richter scale, with a hypocentre identified at just…

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3.5 earthquake registered in Mount Etna region

A magnitude ML 3.5 earthquake occurred on Mount Etna, 7 km north from Ragalna (Catania), at 05:10:36 at a depth of 0 km. The event was located by the National Institute…

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Satellite data shows that Mount Etna moved by 50 cm during Christmas time seismic activity

Italian scientists have analyzed satellite data from the Italian Cosmo-SkyMed and the European Sentinel satellites, which passed over Etna both before and after the short, but intense flank eruption that…

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Fear in Sicily as 4.8 earthquake struck north of Catania – Earthquake was also registered in Malta – Minor damages recorded – Eighty year old pulled alive from rubble – Airport Operational (Updated with Photos)

People flocked on the streets in the cities near the epicentre of a 4.8 earthquake recorded which was recorded in the north of Catania. Minor damage was recorded. The earthquake…

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Catania airport operating with limitations in view of Etna eruptions

Update : Flights have resumed although in a limited way. In fact the flights will be operated four per hour. Follow more updates http://www.aeroporto.catania.it Earlier: The Fontanarossa airport operations in…

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Mount Etna is sliding towards the sea

Each year Mount Etna in Sicily slides a little closer to the sea. Researchers believe the effect is caused by gravity – making it more likely that the volcano could…

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