Etna's Southeast Crater Shows Strombolian Activity

Starting at 9:00 AM local time today, surveillance cameras captured Strombolian activity at Etna's Southeast Crater. Forecast models suggest that any eruptive cloud produced would drift towards the Northeast.

Volcanic tremor amplitude has been on the rise since 4:00 AM local time. By 9:00 AM, it had reached high values and continues to increase. The source of the tremor is located at the Southeast Crater, around 2,900 meters above sea level.

Infrasonic event counts are currently unreliable due to strong winds at the summit. However, localized events are showing high amplitude in the Southeast Crater area. Ground deformation monitoring networks are not currently showing any significant changes.