Alert level of the twin-volcanoes Cerro Negro de Mayasquer and Chiles (Colombia-Ecuador border) has been raised to yellow in response to an ongoing seismic crisis and deformation. Seismicity is being detected since November 2013, when a new monitoring network
After severe flooding that affected more than 67 000 and took lives of over 150 people in northeastern Afghanistan, heavy rains that started on April 24th, unleashed another deadly disaster today. Local government officials said a hill collapsed and buried the village o
Magnitude 6.0 (USGS) earthquake was registered off the coast of Seram, Maluku province of Indonesia, on May 2, 2014 at 08:43 UTC. Epicenter was located 70km (43 miles) SSE of Namlea and 83km (52 miles) W of Ambon, Indonesia.USGS is reporting dep
A strong earthquake measuring M6.7 on the Richter scale occurred southeast of Loyalty Islands at 06:36 UTC on May 1, 2014. Epicenter was located 213 km (132 miles) WNW of Ile Hunter and 313 km (194 mi) ESE of We, New Caledonia.USGS rep
New activity/unrest was observed at 2 volcanoes from April 23 – 29, 2014. Ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Ahyi, Mariana Islands (USA) | Merapi, Central Java (Indonesia)Ongoing activity: Aira, Kyushu (Japan) | Batu
In latest information statement from Cascades Volcano Observatory, issued 16:05 UTC today, they report that the analysis of current behavior at Mount St. Helens indicates that the volcano remains active and is showing signs of long-term uplift and earthquake activity, b
The South Sandwich Islands, in the far southern Atlantic Ocean, are often shrouded with thick cloud, making it difficult to view the region from space. Sometimes, however, the use of false-color imagery can be used to reveal events that would otherwise be obscured under
An earthquake measuring M6.6 on the Richter scale hit Nicaragua on April 11, 2014 affecting a total of 2 403 homes of which 178 collapsed, were totally destroyed or rendered uninhabitable. The remaining 2 225 homes suffered partial damage.The earthquake originated
Located in the Peruvian Andes, Ubinas has shown signs of an impending eruption since the mid-2013, highlighted by the appearance of a fresh lava dome in March 2014.Despite a recent decline in earthquakes, Ubinas Volcano erupted an ash plume
Starting at 20:35 UTC on April 23, 2014, seismic stations located on Pagan, Sarigan, Anatahan and Saipan (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) began recording signals believed to be from an undersea volcanic source. Hydroacoustic sensors on Wake
