• 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

  • Earthquake swarm recorded under Hakoneyama volcano, Japan

    A rise in the number of volcanic earthquakes is being recorded at Hakoneyama volcano, 90 km SW of capital Tokyo, prompting officials to raise volcanic eruption warning to Level 2 on May 6, 2015. This warning means people should stay clear of craters.The increase in freq

  • Bulusan volcano produces steam and ash explosion, Philippines

    Bulusan volcano produced a steam and ash explosion at 00:09 UTC today (08:09 local time) which lasted for 5 minutes based on seismic records,​ Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reports. The last eruptive phase of this volcano started on

  • Another strong explosive eruption of Calbuco volcano, Chile

    After last week's major eruption of Chile's Calbuco volcano and a gradual decrease in activity, another strong eruption occured around 16:10 UTC today. This is a third eruption of this volcano since it came back to life on April 22, 2015, after 43 years of

  • Active volcanoes in the world: April 22 – 28, 2015

    New activity/unrest was observed at 5 volcanoes from April 22 – 28, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 26 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Barren Island, Andaman Islands (India) | Calbuco, Chile | Kilauea, Hawaiian Islands (USA) | Sinabung, Ind

  • Lava lake rises at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano

    The summit of Kīlauea volcano continues to inflate, and the summit lava lake rose to within about 2 meters (~7 feet) of the Overlook crater rim on Monday, April 27, 2015, according to Kilauea activity report issued by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) yesterday. This

  • Aerial footage of Chile’s Calbuco volcano spewing ash

    After 43 years of sleep, Chile's Calbuco volcano experienced a major eruption on April 22, 2015 ejecting ash plume up to 12.1 km. A 20 kilometer exclusion zone was established around the volcano and over 4 000 people within this exclusion zone were evacuated during

  • Ash emissions observed at Manam volcano, Papua New Guinea

    Darwin VAAC reports an ash plume up to 2.4 km (8 000 feet) was observed above the Manam volcano, Papua New Guinea at 00:30 UTC on April 27, 2015. It extended about 111 km to the west.A pronounced SO2 plume can be seen on satellite data as well, Volcano Discovery reports