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.
Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reported a major explosion at Stromboli volcano at 07:12 LT (05:12 UTC) on June 12, 2026.
A shallow M4.4 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei caldera west of Naples, Italy, at 05:50 LT (03:50 UTC) on May 21, 2026, beginning a seismic swarm that ended after 12 earthquakes.
Lava overflow activity increased at Stromboli from 21:20 LT (19:20 UTC) on May 4, 2026, sending a flow from the North crater area down the Sciara del Fuoco to the coastline by about 03:00 LT (01:00 UTC) on May 5. INGV reported average volcanic tremor, a slight increase in explosion-related earthquakes, and no significant GNSS change.
Stromboli’s North Crater area is producing intense spattering on May 4, 2026, feeding a lava overflow onto the Sciara del Fuoco, INGV-OE reported at 11:21 UTC. The lava front was in the middle-upper section of the slope, while volcanic tremor was in the high range.
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.
