Etna volcano eruption from SE crater on 19 April 2020

A brief, but intense episode of explosive activity took place at Etna's SE crater this morning. Starting in the early morning hours, from around 07:30 local time, the New Southeast Crater began to produce strombolian-type explosions along with a sharp increase in volcanic tremor. Activity rapidly increased in intensity, producing a weak lava fountain and an ash column that rose approx. 1 km. The eruption (or better eruptive episode) quickly faded again at around noon. It was similar (but much weaker) than the numerous paroxysms from the cone that had built if, mainly during the series of powerful paroxysms during 2011-12, but as well numerous weaker episodes of fountaining and intense strombolian activity that occurred intermittently during the past years.