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Eruption reported

Italy

Etna

Stratovolcano

Elevation
3,357 m
Last eruption in catalogue
2026
Eruption reported

Reporting period: Aug 20, 2026 – Aug 26, 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 ↓

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: 2026-09-06

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: 2026-09-06

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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Volcano catalogue

Smithsonian GVP · Holocene

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Volcanoes / Country / territoryVolcano typeElevationLast eruption in catalogue¹Report statusProfile
UsulutanEl SalvadorStratovolcano1,449 mNot availableNo current eruption report
UzonRussiaCaldera1,617 m200No current eruption report
Vailulu'uUnited StatesShield volcano-592 m2003No current eruption report
Vaiyots-SarArmeniaPyroclastic cone2,575 m2000 BCENo current eruption report
VeerRussiaPyroclastic cone520 m390No current eruption report
VeniaminofUnited StatesStratovolcano2,507 m2021No current eruption report
Vernadsky RidgeRussiaPyroclastic cone1,183 mNot availableNo current eruption report
VestmannaeyjarIcelandFissure vent283 m1973No current eruption report
VesuviusItalyStratovolcano1,281 m1944No current eruption report
VictoryPapua New GuineaStratovolcano1,832 m1935No current eruption report
VilyuchinskyRussiaStratovolcano2,173 m8050 BCENo current eruption report
VisokiyRussiaStratovolcano1,227 mNot availableNo current eruption report
Voon, TarsoChadStratovolcano3,100 mNot availableNo current eruption report
VsevidofUnited StatesStratovolcano2,160 m1878No current eruption report
VulcanoItalyStratovolcano500 m1890No current eruption report
VysokyRussiaStratovolcano2,129 m550 BCENo current eruption report
Walvis Ridge at 33°SUndersea areasVolcanic cone-1,200 m2002No current eruption report
Wapi Lava FieldUnited StatesShield volcano1,597 m300 BCENo current eruption report
Watt, MorneDominicaStratovolcano1,224 m1997No current eruption report
Wells Gray-ClearwaterCanadaVolcanic field950 m1550No current eruption report
West CraterUnited StatesVolcanic field1,329 m5750 BCENo current eruption report
WestdahlUnited StatesStratovolcano (?)1,563 m1992No current eruption report
West Eifel Volcanic FieldGermanyVolcanic field600 m8300 BCENo current eruption report
West MataTongaFissure vent-1,174 m2009No current eruption report

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

Satellites & ash clouds

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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.

Current ash advisories

VAAC / NOAA NWS
Last successful retrieval: Sep 6, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC

NASA FIRMS · NOAA-20 / VIIRS
Last successful retrieval: Sep 6, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC

NASA GIBS · MODIS / OMPS / VIIRS
Last successful retrieval: Sep 6, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC

Copernicus CAMS / ECMWF
Last successful retrieval: Sep 6, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC

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

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

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: Aug 27, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC
Last successful retrieval: Sep 6, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC
USGS
Published: Sep 5, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC
Last successful retrieval: Sep 6, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC
Documented eruptions
Dataset date: 2026-09-06