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Flows Reach Catania

When: 15 April 1669
Where: Catania city walls
Part of: Mount Etna erupts, destroying Nicolosi

Lava flows reached the city walls of Catania on 15 April 1669.

Five weeks after the onset, the lava flows reached the city walls of the town of Catania on 15 April. The flows had previously destroyed at least ten villages on the southern flank, causing significant economic damage and loss of cultivated land.

Sources

Mount Etna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04

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