Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Etna in Italy from 06 Jul 2026 04:00 UTC to 11 Aug 2026 21:25 UTC

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Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Etna

in Italy

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Etna is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Etna
Lat/Lon:	37.748 , 14.999
Event Date:	11 Aug 2026 21:25 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 950000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 2830000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	5
Population exposure index:	5
Inserted at:	12 Aug 2026 08:07 UTC

GDACS Score

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	Level	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		06 Jul 2026 04:00	Eruption at 2026-07-05 05:45 UTC ash emission ongoing.	TOULOUSE
2		11 Aug 2026 21:25	Eruption at 2026-08-04 00:18 UTC ongoing eruption.	TOULOUSE

Exposed population

The eruption happened in Italy , Region of Sicilia (population 5,201,680) . The nearest places are Mandra, Casa Melia, Mareneve, Villino Platania, Passo Cannelli, Milo, Pirao, Tarderia, Il Castello, Zafferana Etnea, and Siracusa.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.8 million people
75 km	2.1 million people
50 km	1.2 million people
30 km	950000 people
20 km	330000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

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Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

More information

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