Eruption Archives

Etna eruption October 23, update

Posted on 24/10/2021 (23/02/2025) 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 (23/02/2025) 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 (23/02/2025) 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 […]

Sunset at the Sartorius Craters and a delicious picnic

Posted on 20/09/2021 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Here we suggest a nice idea you can enjoy anytime you like. A picnic at the Sartorius Craters, possibly at sunset. With the help of a good guide you shall learn the way, then you will come back when you like so to live again this special moment. There is no food area at the […]

Mt Etna’s new top record, the South East Crater

Posted on 16/08/2021 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

We had written about it last week, and South East Crater – SEC – is the protagonist once again. It has a new unique record, today: it is the highest top of Mt Etna. This happened at the beginning of August, in the middle of the warmest and most tiring Sicilian summer. Mount Etna produced […]