Volcanic eruption
See 2006 on the mapEruption of Etna
14 Jul 2006 – 15 Dec 2006 · 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
- 14 Jul 2006 – 15 Dec 2006
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 37.75° N, 15.00° E
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- SE Crater & flank vents; NE Crater
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 211060
- Eruption number
- 13848
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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