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Where is Mount Etna, when was the volcano’s last eruption and did it trigger an earthquake in Sicily?

Towering above the city of Catania it has been growing for about 500,000 years but is now very active and threatening a big explosion

Smoke rises over the city of Catania

MOUNT Edna volcano’s Boxing Day eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn injuring at least 10 people.

Italy's national seismology institute said the quake had a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale, sending huge ash cloud into sky.

Smoke rises over the city of Catania
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Smoke rises over the city of CataniaCredit: AFP

What type of volcano is Mount Etna?

It is an active stratovolcano and it is the largest of Italy's three active volcanoes,

This is a classical cone-shaped volcano.

But when it comes to power, this type outclass cinder cones big time.

It has steep sides and is composed of several different vents that spew lava.

Cracks are seen on a wall of a damaged house in Fleri
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Cracks are seen on a wall of a damaged house in FleriCredit: AP:Associated Press

When was the last eruption?

The current spate of eruption dates back to May 2007.

But is has been particularly active since July.

The last one before that began in 1979 and went on for 13 years.

When did it trigger an earthquake in Sicily?

The quake was sparked off on Boxing Day 2018.

It opened up cracks in homes in several towns, sending chunks of concrete debris tumbling to the ground.

It toppled a Madonna statue in a church in Santa Venerina and broke up sidewalks and a stretch of highway, forcing it to close.

Many people spent the hours after the quake sleeping in their cars.

In the town of Piano d'Api, firefighters removed cracked stucco from the bell tower of the damaged Santa Maria della Misericordia church.

Italy's culture ministry said the quake damage to churches was being tallied by experts.

Mount Etna erupts AGAIN today as 4.8-magnitude earthquake hits active volcano sending huge ash cloud into sky


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