• Active volcanoes in the world: September 6 – 12, 2017

    New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes between September 6 and 12, 2017. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 17 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Aoba, Vanuatu | Fernandina, Ecuador | Nevados de Chillan, Chile | Villarrica, Chile….

  • Alert level for Aoba (Ambae) volcano raised, Vanuatu

    Volcanic activity at Aoba volcano, also known as Ambae, continues to increase, the Vanuatu Geohazards Observatory (VGO) reported September 6, 2017, and raised the Volcanic Alert Level for the volcano from Level 2 to Level 3 (on a scale of 0 – 4). This means that the…

  • Active volcanoes in the world: August 30 – September 5, 2017

    New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes between August 30 and September 5, 2017. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 19 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Ambrym, Vanuatu | Fernandina, Ecuador | Nevados de Chillan, Chile | Sangay,…

  • Earthquake swarm starts in the Bardarbunga caldera, Iceland

    Icelandic Met Office (IMO) reports an earthquake swarm started in the Bardarbunga caldera at 02:15 UTC on September 7, 2017 when an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred. The last eruption of this volcano started in September 2014 and ended in February 2015….

  • Fernandina volcano enters new eruptive phase, first since 2009

    Ecuador's Fernandina volcano, the most active of Galápagos volcanoes, entered a new eruptive phase at approximately 17:25 UTC (12:25 local time) on September 4, 2017. The eruption comes after 8 years of superficial calm. It was observed by the crew of…

  • Active volcanoes in the world: August 23 – 29, 2017

    New/activity unrest was reported for 3 volcanoes between August 23 – 29, 2017. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 17 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Ibu, Halmahera (Indonesia) | Pacaya, Guatemala | Sangay, Ecuador. Ongoing activity: Aira,…