Mount Etna remained quiet on Tuesday (June 3), a day after it sent huge plumes of volcanic ash and smoke billowing into the Sicilian sky.

The eruption on Monday (June 2) came from the southeast crater. Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology attributed the ash cloud to a collapse of material on the crater’s northern flank.

Fresh drone footage captured on Tuesday showed volcanic gas billowing out though no lava flows were reported.

Nobody was injured in Monday's eruption and the alert for volcanic activity had been downgraded to the more standard "yellow" level on Tuesday. Operations at nearby Catania airport continued without disruption.

Etna, one of Europe's most active volcanoes, erupts frequently, with its activity closely monitored by scientists and local authorities.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

MOUNT ETNA, ITALY (JUNE 3, 2025) (ETNA WALK - Access all) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS DRONE FOOTAGE OF VOLCANIC GAS BILLOWING OUT FROM THE CRATER OF ETNA