This is a list of volcanic eruptions from Mount Etna, an active stratovolcano on the Italian island of Sicily that is currently erupting. These eruptions have taken place from summit craters and flank vents, the latter of which are less frequently active, but typically issue volcanic material at higher rates. The earliest reported eruption took place in 1500 BCE, making volcanism at Mount Etna one of the longest documented on Earth. Most of the documented eruptions from Mount Etna have ranked 1–3 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index, but infrequent VEI-0, VEI-4 and VEI-5 eruptions have also been recorded since 1500 BCE.

Eruptions during the Common Era Data obtained from the Global Volcanism Program website.

VEIDateEvidenceActivity area or unit2 – Ongoing Reported, seismicity Southeast Crater, Bocca Nuova3 Reported Southeast Crater, New Southeast Crater, Northeast Crater, Bocca Nuova, Voragine Crater, Saddle Cone, Cono della Sella3 Reported Bocca Nuova, Northeast Crater, New Southeast Crater, Voragine Crater1 Reported Southeast Crater2 Reported Bocca Nuova, Southeast Crater, flank vents2 Reported Southeast Crater, Northeast Crater, flank vents1 Reported Bocca Nuova1 Reported Southeast Crater, southeast flank1 (?) Reported Central Crater3 December 16 (?), 2001 ± 15 days – November 9, 2003 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater, south flank, northeast rift3 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater, Southeast Crater, south to northeast flanks1 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater3 (?) Reported Central Crater, Southeast Crater, Northeast Crater, Valle del Bove, east flank, northeast flank, southeast flank, north-northwest flank, south flank2 September 19, 1971 – March 16 (?), 1979 Reported Central Crater, Southeast Crater, Northeast Crater, west flank, north flank, southeast flank, east-northeast flank2 Reported Northeast Crater, Central Crater, southeast flank3 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater, north-northeast flank1 Reported Central Crater1 November 16, 1958 ± 15 days – December 16, 1958 ± 15 days Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater2 Reported Northeast Crater2 Reported Northeast Crater2 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater2 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater, east flank, northwest flank3 (?) Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater, northeast flank1 February – October 1946 Reported Northeast Crater1 June 5 ± 4 days – October 1945 Reported Northeast Crater2 October (?) 1941 – April 26, 1944 ± 4 days Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater, southwest flank3 – January 27 (?), 1941 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater1 January 5 – March 1934 Reported Northeast Crater2 July 26, 1931 ± 5 days – September 1933 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater1 Reported Northeast Crater1 Reported Northeast Crater1 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater, east flank1 January 2 – June 1926 Reported Northeast Crater2 – February 1925 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater, northeast flank2 March – December 1 (?), 1918 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater, north flank2 ± 4 days Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater2 – March 1917 Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater3 August 1912 Reported Central Crater2 August – September 26, 1911 ± 4 days Reported Central Crater, Northeast Crater (?), northeast flank2 Reported Central Crater2 Reported Central Crater, south flank2 Reported Central Crater, southeast flank (Valle del Bove)2 – August 1907 Reported 3 Reported Central Crater1 – June 1898 Reported Central Crater2 Reported Central Crater, south flank, Mount Silvestri2 February 20 – December 1891 Reported Central Crater2 May – October 17 (?), 1890 Reported Central Crater2 April 13 (on or before), 1888 – August 1889 Reported Central Crater1 May 31 – August 1887 Reported Central Crater3 1884 – June 7, 1886 Reported Central Crater, south flank (Mount Gemmellaro)3 – March 31 (on or before), 1883 Reported Central Crater, south-southwest flank, north-northeast flank, south flank (Mount Leone)2 Reported Central Crater, north flank2 May 1874 Reported Central Crater0 Reported East flank (west wall of Valle del Bove)3 November 26 (?) – December 8, 1868 Reported Central Crater2 Reported Northeast flank (Mount Sartorius)2 August 5 ± 4 days – September 19, 1864 Reported Central Crater3 (?) – July 25 (?), 1863 Reported Central Crater2 Reported East flank (Valle del Bove)2 November 17 – December 16 (?), 1843 Reported Central Crater, west flank2 November 18 – December 29 (?), 1842 Reported Central Crater2 – February 1839 Reported Central Crater2 Reported South-southeast flank, west flank, Mount Nunziata2 December (?) 1820 – 1833 Reported Central Crater2 (?) Reported Central Crater, Valle del Bove2 – May (?) 1812 Reported East flank (Valle del Bove)2 Reported Central Crater, north flank, northeast flank2 – 1819 (?) Reported Central Crater2 Reported Central Crater, east flank3 (?) 1793 (?) – 1802 (?) Reported Central Crater3 March 1792 – May 26, 1793 ± 5 days Reported Central Crater, west flank, southeast flank2 February – September 1791 Reported Central Crater4 June 4 ± 4 days – August 11, 1787 Reported Central Crater2 March – Reported Central Crater2 April 20 (?) – July (?) 1780 Reported Summit, south flank, south-southwest flank? 1776 Reported Central Crater? May 2, 1767 Reported Central Crater2 Reported South flank (Mount Calcarazzi)3 – 1765 Reported Central Crater, east flank (Valle del Bove), west flank (Mount Nuovo), south flank (Montagnola), northwest flank2 (?) – May 10 (?), 1728 Reported Central Crater1 Reported East flank (Valle del Bove)3 (?) December 1693 – November (?) 1694 Reported Central Crater1 Reported East flank (Valle del Bove)1 1688 Reported Central Crater2 September 1 – October (?), 1682 Reported East flank (Valle del Bove)3 (?) March 11 – July 11 (?), 1669 Reported South flank (Monti Rossi)1 – 1656 (?) Reported Central Crater1 – July (?) 1653 Reported West flank, east flank2 Reported North-northeast flank, Mount Nero1 Reported North flank, Monte Pomiciaro1 December 19 (?), 1634 – Reported Southeast flank, Little Mount Pecorara2 (?) July 1 (?), 1614 – 1624 Reported North-northeast flank, Monti Deserti2 Reported Southwest flank2 – 1608 (?) Reported Southwest flank2 July 1603 – 1610 Reported Central Crater? September 9 (?), 1579 – 1580 (?) Reported Southeast flank2 November 1 (?) – December 1566 Reported Northeast flank2 July (?) 1541 Reported 1 July 1540 Reported 2 March (?) – July 1537 Reported Summit, south flank3 March 22 – December (?) 1536 Reported Summit, south flank, north flank, west flank1 1493 (?) – 1500 (?) Reported 1 Reported 1 Reported East flank (Valle del Bove)2 1444 Reported South flank (north of Mount Arso)3 November 8–25 (?), 1408 Reported Summit, south flank (Mount Piniteddu)2 August 5 (?), 1381 ± 1 days Reported South-southeast flank, Mount Pomiciari, Mount Arsi?2 1350 Reported 2 1333 Reported 3 (?) June 28 – August 4, 1329 ± 4 days Reported Southeast flank? 1284 – January (?) 1285 Reported East flank (Valle del Bove)2 (?) 1250 Reported ? August (?) 1224 Reported Southeast flank2 (?) 1194 Reported 2 (?) 1164 (?) Reported 2 (?) 1160 Reported 2 (?) 1157 Reported ? 1063 ± 1 years Reported ? 0417 (?) Reported 3 (?) Reported South flank (Monpeloso)? 0100 ± 100 years Tephrochronology FV tephra? 0039 ± 1 years Reported ? 0010 (?) – 0020 (?) Reported

Eruptions Before the Common Era Data obtained from the Global Volcanism Program website.

VEIDateEvidenceActivity area or unit? 31 December 32 BCE ± 365 days Reported ? 15 July 36 BCE ± 45 days – 35 BCE Reported East flank?3 (?) March 44 BCE (?) Reported FF tephra layer? 49 BCE Reported Summit and west flank?5 122 BCE Reported Summit (Cratere del Piano caldera) and south flank? June 0126 BCE (on or before) Reported ? 0135 BCE Reported ? December 31, 0141 BCE ± 365 days Reported ? April 15, 0396 BCE (?) ± 45 days Reported Southeast flank (Monte Gorna)? March 15, 0425 BCE ± 15 days – 0424 BCE (?) Reported South flank (Monte Arso)? August 0479 BCE (?) – 0475 BCE (?) Reported South flank?? 0695 BCE ± 2 years Reported South flank? Mount Mompilieri?? 1050 BCE ± 75 years Radiocarbon dating South flank (Monte Salto del Cane)? 1420 BCE ± 75 years Radiocarbon dating FL tephra layer5 (?) 1500 BCE ± 50 years Reported ? 1980 BCE ± 50 years Radiocarbon dating FS tephra? 2330 BCE ± 100 years Radiocarbon dating ? 3050 BCE ± 150 years Radiocarbon dating ? 3390 BCE ± 50 years Radiocarbon dating Tufo varicolori tephra? 3510 BCE ± 150 years Radiocarbon dating ? 4150 BCE ± 150 years Radiocarbon dating ? 5150 BCE ± 150 years Radiocarbon dating ? 6190 BCE ± 200 years Radiocarbon dating

Discredited eruptions Data obtained from the Global Volcanism Program website.

Date May 27, 1911 1640 July 1609 1595 1550 1535 1533 1470 1334 1321 – 1328 1222 1175 0604 0560 0500 0410 0400 0165 0072 0050 0350 BCE (?) 1470 BCE

Uncertain eruptions Data obtained from the Global Volcanism Program website.

DateActivity area Central Crater Offshore from Aci-Castello ± 1 days Central Crater – May 1724 (?) Central Crater 1578 1554 1044 0911 0859 0814 0812 (?) South flank (south of Mount Sona) 0644 0080 (?) 0010 BCE (?) 0056 BCE 0061 BCE 0565 BCE 0735 BCE

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