Strong ash emissions, new lava fountaining episode at Etna volcano, Italy
Image credit: INGV-OE
Strong Strombolian activity that started at Etna’s Voragine crater at 15:45 UTC on July 22, 2024, increased around 01:00 UTC on July 23 and evolved into a new lava fountaining episode at 02:59 UTC.
The eruption produced strong ash emissions, rising up to 4.6 km (15 000 feet) above sea level, according to Toulouse VAAC. In addition, INGV’s Etna Observatory reported that a lava overflow has started from the western rim of the Bocca Nuova crater.
From a seismic point of view, the average amplitude of the volcanic tremor has further increased with this activity. The sources of the tremor remained in the area of the Voragine crater at an elevation of approximately 3 000 m (9 800 feet) above sea level.
#ETNA – COMUNICATO DI ATTIVITA' VULCANICA del 2024-07-22 17:19:15(UTC).
— INGVvulcani (@INGVvulcani) July 22, 2024
L'INGV, Osservatorio Etneo, comunica che si osserva un'attività stromboliana al cratere Voragine. Intorno alle 15:45 UTC l'ampiezza del tremore ha raggiunto valori alti con tendenza ad ulteriore aumento. pic.twitter.com/nnm6bSjSnA
#ETNA – COMUNICATO DI ATTIVITA' VULCANICA del 2024-07-23 02:59:01(UTC) 03:59:01 ora locale
— INGVvulcani (@INGVvulcani) July 23, 2024
L'INGV, Osservatorio Etneo, comunica che la forte attività stromboliana al cratere Voragine precedentemente descritta è evoluta in fontana di lava. Tale attività è attualmente in corso. pic.twitter.com/X5LoH4mlcS
There is no better start to the day today than these spectacular images of the new eruption of #Etna!https://t.co/kw49MZPkla
— SkylineWebcams (@SkylineWebcams) July 23, 2024
#volcan #volcano #Etna Nouvelle séquence éruptive depuis la Voragine en cours depuis hier soir/New very sustained eruptive activity from Voragine since yesterday evening pic.twitter.com/FWWsdYjlAJ
— CultureVolcan (@CultureVolcan) July 23, 2024
..ieri così..
— Antonio.. (@platanix1) July 23, 2024
(..e oggi è incazzatissimo..)#Etna #VivereANicolosi pic.twitter.com/lkNcaypd8k
“There is a further increase in frequency of occurrence and amplitude of infrasonic events at the Voragine crater,” INGV-OE volcanologists said at 03:08 UTC. “The amplitude of the infrasonic tremor is increasing.”
“Starting from around 02:00 UTC, the clinometric network shows clear variations, more evident at the summit stations. The Monte Ruvolo dilatometer has accumulated a decompression equal to approximately 10 nanostrain.”
The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red at 20:44 UTC on July 22 and remains at Red at the time of press.
References:
1 Etna volcano activity updates – INGV-OE – July 22 and 23, 2024
Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
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