Volcanic Eruption

Katla, a giant volcano hidden beneath the ice cap of Mýrdalsjökull glacier, is busy filling its magma chambers. An eruption in Katla would dwarf the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption. The volcano is long "overdue" for...

Here the last volcanic update with eruptions at Veniaminof, Karymsky, Turrialba, Krakatau and Kilauea. Eruption at Veniaminof Volcano in Alaska Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists increased the threat level of Mount Veniaminof from yellow to orange last...

STill unstable after a devastating and deadly eruption last June, Guatemala's 'Volcano of Fire' has spewed an avalanche of volcanic gas and rock, known as pyroclastic flow on September 7, 2018. Aerial footage of the...

This incredible photo shows the Villarrica volcano in Chile lighting up a snowy sky on September 2, 2018. Villarrica’s last eruption was in March 2015. The eruption prompted authorities to evacuate thousands of people...

Animation of the last 100 days of activity at Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, with earthquakes also included. That was just awesome! The NWS’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) mitigates tsunami hazards in Hawai‘i produced...

An island volcano on the north coast of Papua New Guinea erupted early on Saturday, forcing 2,000 villagers to flee from lava flows. The eruption began at 6 a.m. local time (2000 GMT Friday),...

There is currently an enhanced earthquake activity around the world. Within 48 hours, more than 5 earthquakes larger than M6.0 have rattled the world, killing people and destroying infrastructures. In parallel, new volcanoes are...

Fears of the supervolcano lurking at the heart of Yellowstone National Park have long lingered in the backs of many Americans’ minds. It’s been nearly 650,000 years since the last giant eruption, and predicting...

A SUPER-VOLCANO in California which erupted with devastating results hundreds of thousands of years ago has a vast reservoir of semi-molten magma measuring a staggering 240 cubic MILES.

Tungnafellsjökull central volcano has not have recorded historical activity, but is considered an active volcano that has erupted during the past 10,000 year, mainly from flank fissures on the NE side where young basaltic...

Although detailed statistics are not kept on daily activity, generally there are around 20 volcanoes actively erupting at any particular time. Last week, the Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (WVAR) reported 22...

Here the latest volcanic news with some new eruptions at Ibu (Indonesia) and Karymsky (Russia) and some updates about the ongoing volcanic activity at Rinjani (Indonesia), Ambae (Vanuatu), Kilauea (USA), Sierra Negra (Galapagos) and...

Yellowstone super-volcano has a different history than previously thought, according to a new study by a Virginia Tech geoscientist. Scientists have long thought that Yellowstone Caldera, part of the Rocky Mountains and located mostly...

The alert level for the Manaro volcano has been raised to level three after eruptions. Now, volcanic ash blankets Vanuatu island forcing villagers to flee. Hundreds of villagers are being evacuated from a volcanic Vanuatu...

Here the volcanic updates for the currently most interesting volcanoes around the world: Anak Krakatau and Agung in Indonesia, and Etna in Italy. The show is there! Right from hell! The activity remains strong at...

The volcanic update for July 20-22, 2018. Have a nice sunday everyone... And take care! Be ready! Get prepared! Kīlauea Volcano Lower East Rift Zone Fissure 8 continues to erupt lava into the channel leading northeastward...

Volcanoes are exploding everywhere, even deep in our Solar System: A small lava island formed off Kapoho, Hawaii. The Piton de la Fournaise volcano on La Reunion Inland stared erupting again on July 13,...

Here the latest volcanic news. Eruptions continue at Agung (Indonesia), Sierra Negra (Galapagos), Pacaya (Guatemala), Planchón-Peteroa (Chile) and Kilauea (USA). Be safe! After the strong strombolian eruption of July 2, the Agung volcano has exploded...

The volcanic unrest continues around the world with new eruptions occurring around the world. The latest are the explosions of Agung volcano (Indonesia), Anak Krakatau (Indonesia), Mayon volcano (Philippines), the volcanic unrest of White...

It has been a day of pretty constant activity at Gunung Agung, and I thought it worth summarizing what’s been going on. The day started with weak but steady steam/smoke coming out of the crater....

Two volcanoes have started erupting on June 26, 2018. In the Galapagos Islands, the Sierra Negra volcano started erupting on June 26, just 10 days after the nearby La Cumbre volcano. The AVO has...

The volcanic unrest continues around the world with eruptions at Anak-Krakatau and Sinabung in Indonesia, Shinmoedake in Japan, Telica in Nicaragua and Kilauea in Hawaii in the last 2 days. These new eruptions follow...

There are currently many volcanoes erupting around the world. Here the latest updates. Eruption of Fernandina Island's volcano in the Galapagos archipelago on June 16, 2018 On June 16, nine earthquakes hit off Fernandina Island in...

Since Hawaii’s Kilauea began erupting on May 3, the list of threats has seemed endless with lava tides, volcanic smog, lava haze, lava fountains, shards of glass in the wind, ash clouds, and a...

The Galeras Volcano in southern Colombia registered two moderate volcanic earthquakes on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, that left two people dead as well as several homes and roadways damaged. Since then, more than 550...

Mount Kilauea, Hawaii's erupting volcano, has a magnetic field which flows in the OPPOSITE direction to the rest of the planet. The bizarre finding, which sends compasses into an uncontrollable spin, had scientists baffled....

The Hawaii volcano eruption has triggered a shock event that has left experts baffled. The interaction of lava with sea water has created an unusual weather phenomenon causing freezing rain on the Big Island...

We haven’t seen anything like this since Hawaii first became a state back in 1959. HAWAII’s Big Island has been rocked by over 12,000 earthquakes in the past 30 days according to the United States...

Steam billowed up from Hawaii's largest freshwater lake, Green Lake, as lava flow evaporated its placid waters within a few hours and made it the latest casualty from the Big Island's Kilauea volcano. A steam...

While the death toll after Fuego's eruption has now climbed to 99 - and there are still lots of houses buried in ash - the Pacaya volcano ejected several lava flows from its summit....

After the exceptional eruption - the deadliest volcanic eruption since 1902 - Guatemala's rescuers are battling boiling ash to recover Fuego's dead. They are working hard, but hope is slim as rescue teams report...

The Fuego volcano furiously erupted on June 3, 2018 at 8:15 am (local time) for the second time in 2018 ejecting ash 10,000 meters above sea level. This major eruption is considered one of...

Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupted at 01:20 UTC (08:20 local time) on June 1, 2018, sending ash up to 11.6 km (38 000 feet) in the air in two minutes and prompting officials to raise...

'Vog' from Kilauea volcano blankets Marshall Islands, 3700km away. And the volcanic smog will continue moving west, as Marshall Islands issues health warning. Haze from the Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii blanketed the Marshall Islands...

Here some science articles if you want to better understand some aspects of the current Kilauea volcanic eruption: 1. Volcanic geology and eruption frequency, lower east rift zone of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii (Richard B. Moore) science...

This video is terrifying! A huge crack related to the ongoing Kilauea volcanic eruption goes right through a family house. The building may be soon underground as the cracks in the ground are growing...

Hawaii is known for its volcanoes, but most volcanoes on Earth exist along tectonic plate lines. Hawaii does not! What causes Hawaii to form, and how is it related to the mystery of a...

Mount Merapi volcano on Indonesia’s Java island spewed ash more than 1 kilometre into the air on Monday. The eruption lasted for six minutes but there was no order for local residents to evacuate...

Eruptive fissures from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano have been spreading lava through parts of Leilani Estates near Pahoa since the start of May. The lava has destroyed homes, charred trees and taken out roads in...