Etna's most destructive eruption started on 11 march 1669.
Get Mount Etna Eruption 2002 Background. Etna's eruptions have been documented since 1500 bc, when phreatomagmatic eruptions drove people living in the eastern part of the island to migrate to its western end. Such eruptions occur when the conduit connecting the summit to the magma chamber below is blocked, forcing the magma to move laterally.
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The most active volcano in europe, mount etna has erupted for the first time in two years. An eruption by europe's most active volcano has sent a tower of sparks and fire into the sky around it. Mount etna's eruption has triggered a 5.1 magnitude quake in sicily that damaged buildings, cracked roads and left 10 people hurt.
The volcano has experienced more than 200 eruptions since then, although most are.
Multiple eruptions over the next few weeks killed more than 20,000 people and left thousands more homeless. The volcano has experienced more than 200 eruptions since then, although most are. Mount etna erupts every few years. Italy's most active volcano, mount etna, erupted for the first time since 2013 on thursday, sending lava and ash into the sky in a spectacular show.
