Mount Etna continued intense explosive and effusive activity on August 10, 2026, with abundant ash from Voragine and multiple active lava flows. Catania Airport suspended arrivals until 17:00 LT (15:00 UTC) as volcanic ash affected operations, while Toulouse VAAC maintained Etna’s Aviation Color Code at Red.
Strong Strombolian activity continued at Etna’s Voragine crater at 10:38 LT (08:38 UTC) on August 7, 2026, after an overnight lava-fountain phase progressively weakened. The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reported ashfall at Ragalna and Adrano, lava flows in Valle del Leone and a new eruptive vent in Valle del Bove, while incoming flights at Catania Airport were temporarily suspended.
Strombolian activity at Mount Etna’s Voragine Crater increased rapidly during the early hours of July 30, 2026, following a sharp increase in volcanic tremor. The eruption generated an ash plume reaching 7 km (23 000 feet) above sea level, prompting Etna Observatory to raise the Aviation Color Code to Red.
Strong strombolian activity is taking place at Etna’s summit craters on July 5, 2026, accompanied by strong ash emissions. The Aviation Color Code has been raised from Orange to Red.
Effusive activity at Italy’s Etna volcano continued from a vent at 3 030 m (9 940 feet) elevation on July 2, 2026, feeding overlapping lava flows on the volcano’s eastern flank. Meanwhile, strombolian activity persisted at Voragine crater as volcanic tremor remained in the high range and a new infrasonic source developed beneath the crater.
An impulsive explosion from the Bocca Nuova crater at Mount Etna, Italy, generated a short-lived ash emission at 13:12 LT (12:12 UTC) on March 4, 2026. Surveillance cameras recorded the ash plume dispersing quickly toward the eastern side of the volcano. The eruption followed an earthquake swarm on Mount Etna’s southwestern flank earlier in the day, which included a notable ML4.5 earthquake.
Two paroxysmal eruptions occurred at Mount Etna’s Northeast Crater on December 27, 2025, marking the first major eruptive episode from this crater in almost 28 years. The events produced lava fountains up to 500 m (1 640 feet), eruptive columns rising over 10 km (6 miles) above sea level, and a short lava flow from the nearby Voragine Crater. Activity gradually declined by December 28, with continued strombolian explosions and weak effusion.
Etna’s eruptive activity intensified rapidly between December 24 and 27, 2025, culminating in short-lived lava fountains about 200 m (650 feet) high and a new lava flow from the upper Voragine crater toward the Valle del Bove. INGV Etna Observatory (OE) raised the Aviation Color Code to Red on December 27 as tremor and infrasound amplitudes reached very high levels.
Strombolian activity and lava flows continue at Etna’s Southeast Crater, with new vents opening on the southern flank. On August 25, the Aviation Color Code was briefly raised to Red following intensified eruptive activity.
New lava flow from Mount Etna’s summit is advancing along the southern flank, reaching an elevation of about 2 270 m (7 450 feet). The most advanced front is now located about 2 km (1.24 miles) from the Altamontana trail, a major access route used for monitoring and hiking, following effusion that began on August 9, 2025.
