Volcanic eruption
See 2005 on the mapEruption of Etna
16 Dec 2005 – 22 Dec 2005 · 37.75° N, 15.00° E
Mount Etna, or simply Etna, is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It is located above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
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What the records say
- When
- 16 Dec 2005 – 22 Dec 2005
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 37.75° N, 15.00° E
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- Bocca Nuova
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 211060
- Eruption number
- 13847
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page