• Spectacular lava fountains at Cumbre Vieja volcano, La Palma, Canary Islands

    Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma island, Canary Islands finally erupted on September 19, 2021, after 8 days of intense seismicity. This is the first eruption at the volcano since 1971. Seismicity further increased during the UTC morning on September 19, leading to…

  • Eruption at Suwanosejima, Volcanic Alert Level raised to 3, Japan

    The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has raised the Volcanic Alert Level for Suwanosejima volcano from 2 to 3 at 17:30 UTC on September 16, 2021. Authorities are urging residents of Toshima Village, Kagoshima Prefecture to refrain from entering the danger zone. The…

  • The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: September 8 – 14, 2021

    New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from September 8 to 14, 2021. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 17 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Askja, Iceland | Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba, Volcano Islands (Japan) | La Palma, Spain | Pagan,…

  • Grímsvötn volcano ready to erupt, Iceland

    According to Benedikt Gunnar Ófeigsson, deformation scientist at the Icelandic Met Office (IMO), there is every indication that the Grímsvötn volcano is ready to erupt. The last eruption of this volcano took place in 2011 — it was a large and…

  • Magma intrusion at Cumbre Vieja volcano, La Palma, Canary Islands

    Seismic activity under Cumbre Vieja, La Palma, Canary Islands continues to migrate slightly to the northwest, at depths of around 8 km (5 miles), with 20 shallow earthquakes at depths between 1 and 3 km (0.6 – 1.8 miles). The maximum accumulated deformation reached…

  • Strong earthquake swarm under Cumbre Vieja volcano, Canary Islands

    A strong earthquake swarm started under Cumbre Vieja volcano, La Palma, Canary Islands at 03:18 UTC on September 11, 2021. From the beginning of the seismic series until 08:00 UTC on September 13, a total of 1 570 earthquakes have been detected, of which 354 were…