Located near the east coast of Italy’s province of Sicily, Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano and is one of the world’s largest continental volcanoes. Among all the world’s volcanoes, Mount Etna has the longest recorded history of eruptions, dating back to 1500 B.C. Since then, the volcano has erupted about 200 times and has been very active in recent decades.
Published Jul 23, 2001
Ash and gas presage a paroxysm (small eruption) at Italy’s Mount Etna
Published Apr 28, 2013
In mid-January 2011, Europe’s largest and most active volcano, Mount Etna, rumbled with new energy and lit up the Sicilian night with a fountain of lava.
Published Jan 15, 2011
Volcanic plumes, clouds, and snow cover the summit of Sicily’s Mount Etna.
Published Apr 2, 2013
Ash emissions and explosions at the Sicilian volcano marked the start of a new paroxysm.
Published Jan 28, 2014
Two of the three summit craters on Mount Etna emit volcanic gases.
Published Jun 7, 2013
