▁un record ed ▁( or ▁records ▁have ▁been ▁lost ); ▁among ▁the ▁more ▁significant ▁are : ▁( 1 ) ▁an ▁er u ption ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 0 3 0 ▁AD ▁near ▁Monte ▁I lice ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁sout heast ▁fl ank , ▁which ▁produced ▁a ▁la va ▁flow ▁that ▁travel led ▁about ▁ 1 0   km , ▁reaching ▁the ▁sea ▁north ▁of ▁A ci re ale ; ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Santa ▁T ec la ▁and ▁St azzo ▁are ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁broad ▁delta ▁built ▁by ▁this ▁la va ▁flow ▁into ▁the ▁sea ; ▁( 2 ) ▁an ▁er u ption ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 1 6 0 ▁( or ▁ 1 2 2 4 ), ▁from ▁a ▁f iss ure ▁at ▁only ▁ ▁elev ation ▁on ▁the ▁south - s out heast ▁fl ank ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Mas cal u cia , ▁whose ▁la va ▁flow ▁reached ▁the ▁sea ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Cat ania , ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁named ▁O gn ina . ▁ ▁Rab ban ▁Bar ▁Sa uma , ▁a ▁Chinese ▁trav eller ▁to ▁the ▁West , ▁recorded ▁the ▁er u ption ▁of ▁Et na ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 2 8 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁er u ption , ▁Et na ' s ▁most ▁destruct ive ▁since ▁ 1 2 2   BC , ▁started ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁and ▁produced ▁la va ▁flows ▁that