• Active volcanoes in the world: January 1 – January 7, 2014

    New activity was observed at 5 volcanoes in last 7 days. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 12 volcanoes.

    New activity/unrest: | Cleveland, Chuginadak Island | Pagan, Mriana Islands | Raung, Eastern Java (Indonesia) | San Miguel,

  • Surprising, strong eruption of San Miguel volcano, El Salvador

    After 11 sleepy years, San Miguel volcano (Chaparrastique) in El Salvador experienced a strong eruption on December 29, 2013 at 16:50 UTC (10:50 am local time). Eruption column was estimated rising up to 9 km (29 500 feet) and civil alert status for the area around…

  • New Japanese island Niijima merged with Nishino-shima

    Only a narrow channel of water appeared to separate Japanese islands Nishino-shima and newly created Niijima on satellite images from December 24.

    The water around the islands was discolored by volcanic minerals and gases, as well as by seafloor