Volcanic eruption
See 2010 on the mapEruption of Etna
8 Apr 2010 · 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
- 8 Apr 2010
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 37.75° N, 15.00° E
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- SEC (South-East Crater)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 211060
- Eruption number
- 13853
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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