Etna volcano erupts with ash plume and ongoing lava flow from Voragine crater

The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reported that on 5 July 2026 the Voragine crater on Etna emitted an ash cloud reaching about 1.5 km altitude, drifting south‑south‑east. Volcanic tremor recorded at the crater remained in the high range, with a new infrasonic source detected beneath the crater.

Effusive activity continued from a vent at roughly 3,030 m elevation on the eastern flank. Overlapping lava flows advanced eastward, with the most advanced front reaching about 2,700 – 2,750 m elevation. By late June the lava field covered around 18,000 m² and was estimated at a volume of roughly 45,000 m³. No significant ground‑deformation changes were observed. Ash dispersion models forecast further southward spread in the coming hours.