• Increased activity at Fuego volcano, Guatemala

    Volcanic activity at Guatemalan Fuego remains high and has increased in the past few days. Frequent weak, moderate, and some strong strombolian explosions are reported, as well as ashfall in nearby villages. Ash plumes are reaching an average height of 4.5 km a.s.l.,

  • Active volcanoes in the world: May 13 – 19, 2015

    New activity/unrest was observed at 8 volcanoes from May 13 – 19, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 16 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Bulusan, Luzon (Philippines) | Calbuco, Chile | Chaiten, Chile | Etna, Sicily (Italy) | Hakoneyama, Honshu

  • Indonesian Mount Lokon erupts, North Sulawesi

    Indonesian Mount Lokon, located in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, erupted early Wednesday, May 20, 2015 spewing ash up to 3 km. A 2.5 km no-entry radius around the Tompaluan crater was established.The eruption took place at 07:20 UTC (14:20 local time) on May 20, 2015. At

  • Etna erupting on the evening of May 13, new lava flow

    Following almost three-and-a-half months of total quiescence Etna's New Southeast Crater is again in business.Following mild Strombolian activity that started early on May 12, 2015, the activity diminished on the afternoon of the 13th and then became again more

  • Active volcanoes in the world: May 6 – 12, 2015

    New activity/unrest was observed at 6 volcanoes from May 6 – 12, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 16 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Bulusan, Luzon (Philippines) | Calbuco, Chile | Hakoneyama, Honshu (Japan) | Karangetang [Api Siau], Siau I

  • Telica erupts spewing ash on nearby towns, Nicaragua

    Nicaragua's Telica volcano, located about 112 km NW of capital Managua, has entered new eruptive phase on May 8, 2015 spewing rocks and gases and covering nearby towns with ash on several occasions.INETER has registered 30 small eruptions by May 11. The strongest

  • Evacuations around Bulusan volcano, Philippines

    Authorities have ordered evacuations of around 500 residents of farming villages around Bulusan volcano on Friday, May 8, 2015 in fear of rain-driven mudflows from approaching Typhoon "Noul", locally know in the Philippines as Dodong.On May 1, 2015 Bulusan pro

  • Active volcanoes in the world: April 29 – May 5, 2015

    New activity/unrest was observed at 8 volcanoes from April 29 – May 5, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 15 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Axial Seamount, Juan de Fuca Ridge | Bulusan, Luzon (Philippines) | Calbuco, Chile | Dempo, Indonesia

  • Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai connected by volcanic eruption

    An undersea volcanic eruption started mid-December 2014 near Tonga, South Pacific Ocean and eventually created a new island which was recently captured by Landsat 8 satellite, the first time it got a cloud-free view. This new island received its first visitors in March