• New eruption at Kilauea volcano, Aviation Color Code raised to Red, Hawaii

    A new eruption began at Kilauea volcano’s Halema‘uma‘u crater at approximately 01:20 UTC on September 30, 2021 (15:20 HST, September 29). As a result, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) raised the Volcano Alert Level for ground-based hazards from ADVISORY to WARNING and the Aviation Color Code from YELLOW to RED.

  • Earthquake swarm under Mount Hood volcano, Oregon

    The Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) has detected an earthquake swarm in the Mount Hood area, Oregon on June 5, 2021. The swarm continued into June 6 when the activity started to quiet down. The last known eruption of this volcano took place in 1865 and 1866 (VEI…

  • Low-level seismicity continues at Korovin volcano, Alaska

    Low-level seismicity continues at Korovin Volcano with no other signs of volcanic activity detected in infrasound sensors or partly cloudy satellite views, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) reported at 19:42 UTC on November 1, 2020. The last eruption at this…

  • Korovin volcano alert level raised, Alaska

    Increased seismicity and recent satellite detections of significant sulfur dioxide emissions forced the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) to increase alert levels for Korovin volcano on October 28, 2020. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Yellow and Alert Level to…