Mount Etna is erupting.... 3 (small) EQs on Oct 25th.... (minor Italian Doom so far)

Following a slow gradual build-up of increasing strombolian activity at Etna's New SE crater since yesterday, a new paroxysm is now in the progress, with high lava fountains, lava flows, and a tall ash plume.

This would be the 14th paroxysm in 2013, after the series of 13 eruptions during Jan-April. The eruption was also preceded by a swarm of earthquakes.

A swarm of magnitude 2-3 earthquakes has started yesterday beneath the northern flank at depths around 25-30 km.

Live cams/tremor stations here: [link to webcams.volcanodiscovery.com]

Due to Mount Etna's prolonged eruption and, in turn, the volcanic ash being released into the atmosphere, Alitalia announced on Friday that "some inbound and outbound evening flights to and from Catania airport could be subject to scheduling disruptions".

Might be nothing, might be just some "regular" increase of activity resulting in some nice eruptions to be filmed.


Sources: [link to www.volcanodiscovery.com]
[link to www.repubblica.it]