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Italy

Etna

Stratovolcano

Elevation
3,357 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

Reporting period: Sep 16, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
37.748°, 14.999°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Sicily Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
211060
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓ Open volcano profile

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

Publication date, dataset date and retrieval time are different. Reports may be preliminary and later revised.

Profile

Etna · Italy

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
27 Nov 202212 Jan 20262Confirmed eruption
3 Sep 201317 Jun 20223Confirmed eruption
25 Aug 201027 Apr 20133Confirmed eruption
8 Apr 20108 Apr 20101Confirmed eruption
19 Mar 20074 Jul 20092Confirmed eruption
14 Jul 200615 Dec 20062Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 200522 Dec 20051Confirmed eruption
7 Sep 20048 Mar 20051Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Catania-Fontanarossa AirportItaly · CTA · LICC
    31.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Reggio Calabria AirportItaly · REG · LICR
    67.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Comiso AirportItaly · CIY · LICB
    90.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

BronteItaly · 15.2 km

GiarreItaly · 16.3 km

BiancavillaItaly · 16.4 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Volcanoes / Country / territoryVolcano typeElevationLast documented eruption¹Report statusProfile
MerbabuIndonesiaStratovolcano3,118 m1797No current eruption report
MeruTanzaniaStratovolcano4,550 m1910No current eruption report
MethanaGreeceLava dome380 m258 BCENo current eruption report
MeullinChileVolcanic field1,080 mNot availableNo current eruption report
MichinmahuidaChileStratovolcano2,452 m1835No current eruption report
Michoacan-GuanajuatoMexicoVolcanic field3,860 m1952No current eruption report
MidagaharaJapanStratovolcano2,621 m1839No current eruption report
MikurajimaJapanStratovolcano851 m4100 BCENo current eruption report
Milbanke Sound GroupCanadaPyroclastic cone233 mNot availableNo current eruption report
MilnaRussiaStratovolcano1,504 m1914No current eruption report
MilosGreeceStratovolcano751 m140No current eruption report
Minami-HiyoshiJapanStratovolcano-107 m1975No current eruption report
MiniquesChileStratovolcano5,910 mNot availableNo current eruption report
MiravallesCosta RicaStratovolcano2,028 m1946No current eruption report
Misti, ElPeruStratovolcano5,793 m1985No current eruption report
MiyakejimaJapanStratovolcano775 m2010No current eruption report
Mocho-ChoshuencoChileStratovolcano2,422 m1937No current eruption report
MoffettUnited StatesStratovolcano1,196 m1600 BCENo current eruption report
MojandaEcuadorStratovolcano4,263 mNot availableNo current eruption report
Mokuyo SeamountJapanStratovolcano-933 mNot availableNo current eruption report
MombachoNicaraguaStratovolcano1,344 mNot availableNo current eruption report
MomotomboNicaraguaStratovolcano1,270 m2016No current eruption report
Monaco BankPortugalFissure vent-197 m1911No current eruption report
Mono-Inyo CratersUnited StatesLava dome2,796 m1380No current eruption report

¹ The last eruption is a catalogue record, not evidence of an eruption currently in progress.

Satellites & ash clouds

Understanding the map layers

Ash clouds & dispersion

VAAC centres publish ash-cloud locations and altitude ranges, with forecasts for 6, 12 and 18 hours. We map the structured fields from the NOAA NWS bulletin service. Each area has its own valid time. We do not calculate our own dispersion from surface winds.

NOAA distributes advisories from the nine VAAC centres. A current advisory or drawable area is not available for every volcano.

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Thermal satellite data

VIIRS detects unusually strong thermal radiation. We show detections within 20 km of catalogue volcanoes with available radiative-power and confidence values. Fires and industry can also be heat sources. Clouds, resolution and satellite overpasses limit detection. Missing points do not confirm inactivity.

Aqua / MODIS · band 31 · brightness temperature in kelvin. Clouds and atmosphere affect the image; not a direct lava temperature.

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Sulfur dioxide distribution

The OMPS satellite layer shows retrieved total SO₂ columns for an assumed plume altitude. The CAMS model separately shows the predicted distribution at future valid times, where available up to five days from model start. The two layers use different units. SO₂ can also come from non-volcanic sources.

Total SO₂ columns show neither an individual volcano’s daily emission rate nor directly the concentration at ground level.

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Ash advisories are checked every 15 minutes; satellite metadata and heat detections hourly. Provider acquisition and valid times matter: a new retrieval is not a new measurement.

VAAC / NOAA NWS
Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC
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NASA FIRMS · NOAA-20 / VIIRS
Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC
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NASA GIBS · MODIS / OMPS / VIIRS
Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC
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Copernicus CAMS / ECMWF
Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC
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Understanding activity

Report status

01

Eruption reported

A report describes eruptive activity during its reporting period. It is not a real-time measurement or a complete list of eruptions worldwide.

02

Elevated activity

An elevated alert may indicate volcanic unrest. It does not by itself confirm an eruption. USGS aviation colours have a separate meaning.

03

No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

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Geographic proper names follow the source catalogue.

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Sources & data dates

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OurAirports: airports marked as having scheduled service; excludes heliports and closed airports.

GEM reactor units are grouped by site. Includes operating, retired, mothballed and construction statuses; proposals are excluded. Data provided as-is.

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates.

Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program · USGS

Smithsonian GVP
Published: Sep 24, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC
Last successful retrieval: Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC
USGS
Published: Oct 24, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC
Last successful retrieval: Oct 25, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
Documented eruptions
Dataset date: 2026-10-05