• Strong and shallow M6.4 earthquake hits off the coast of Taiwan

    A strong and shallow M6.4 (USGS) earthquake hit off the coast of Taiwan at 01:42 UTC on April 20, 2015. USGS is reporting a shallow depth of 29 km (18 miles). Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau reports M6.3 at a depth of 17.5 km.Geoscience Australia is reporting M6.5 a

  • Large lahars block access to the town of Ubinas, Peru

    According to Peru's Observatorio Volcanológico del Sur (OVS) snow melt during April 12 – 13, 2015 led to large lahars that descended the southern flank of Ubinas volcano blocking off access to the town of Ubinas. Authorities are warning locals to be on alert.

  • Active volcanoes in the world: April 8 – 14, 2015

    New activity/unrest was observed at 4 volcanoes from April 8 – 14, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 14 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Chirinkotan, Kuril Islands (Russia) | Semeru, Eastern Java (Indonesia) | Tungurahua , Ecuador | Villarrica

  • JMA issues alert for possible eruption of Mount Zaosan, Japan

    The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued an alert for a possible eruption of Mount Zaosan, Zaozan volcano group in northeastern Japan citing a large amount of volcanic activity observed there this month, The Asahi Shimbun reports. The last eruption in this volca