This Thursday, explosive activity was registered again in the Etna Volcano and the Sicilian Civil Defense has already issued a red alert since they indicate that there is a “very high probability of an imminent or ongoing fall of lava rivers.”
He National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology of Italy was alarmed this Thursday after registering an explosive activity in the crater Bocca Nuova from Etna Volcano via the Catania observatory.
For the moment, still there is no ash emission and it is not possible to clearly visualize the column of smoke due to the bad weather that is affecting the area.
In any case, the Civil Defense of the Sicily region already issued a “red alert” in the Etna area since they assure that there is a “very high probability of imminent or ongoing fall of lava flows“.
The head of the Civil Defense, Salvo Cocina, called on the municipal leaders of the area to activate “community operational centers and the structures themselves, in addition to volunteering, following the measures of the national plan”.
From the seismic point of view, the INGV reported that the amplitude of the volcanic tremor continues to increase, with peaks close to 2 degrees on the Richter scale (its maximum is 12 degrees). In addition, a series of earthquakes in the highest area of the largest active volcano in Europe.
On the other hand, variations were also detected clinometric in the stations of the peaks of Punta Lucía and Pizzi Deneri and since Wednesday night there are indications of a possible passage of magma through internal channels.
The Etna’s last eruption had been on November 27, 2022 and ended on February 14 of this year.
Source: Ambito
