Sicilyβs Mount Etna erupted Sunday night, producing flaming lava fountains while launching fiery debris hundreds of meters in the air, as a thick plume of ash and smoke coated the surrounding area.
The 3,329-meter (10,922-foot) volcano, Europeβs largest and considered to be the worldβs second-most active after Hawaiiβs Mount Kilauea, erupted at 9:20pm local time Sunday following a magnitude-2.7 earthquake. The quake was among 17 recorded in the area in the past 24 hours.
