Mount Etna, together with Vesuvius, are probably the two volcanoes with the longest and most detailed historical records in the world. About ten years ago, the most recent portion of the huge historical data set of Etna was used to compile a macroseismic catalogue of earthquakes occurring in this region from 1832 to 1998 [Catalogo Macrosismico dei Terremoti Etnei, Azzaro et al., 2000]. In the framework of the INGV Working Group on historical earthquake catalogues, the updated release of CMTE [Gruppo di lavoro CMTE, 2014] has become the main data source for the latest version of the Italian parametric catalogue CPTI11 [Rovida et al., 2011]. Historical research on Etna earthquakes was later extended further back in order to cover the previous two centuries. This is a strategic goal, since...