Kīlauea’s ongoing summit eruption entered Episode 52 at 19:10 HST (05:10 UTC on July 29), July 28, 2026, as sustained lava fountaining began from the north vent inside Halemaʻumaʻu crater, prompting the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) to raise the volcano’s Alert Level from ADVISORY to WATCH and its Aviation Color Code from YELLOW to ORANGE.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) confirmed a very small eruption at Tokachidake’s 62-2 crater at 11:07 LT (02:07 UTC) on July 22, 2026, the volcano’s first eruption since February 2004. A black plume rose approximately 200 m (656 feet) above the crater rim, while Volcanic Alert Level 2 remained in effect. Tokachidake is located in central Hokkaido, on Japan’s northernmost main island, approximately 900 km (560 miles) north-northeast of Tokyo.
New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from July 9-15, 2026. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 23 volcanoes.
USGS raised Ahyi Seamount in the Northern Mariana Islands to Aviation Color Code Yellow and Volcano Alert Level Advisory at 10:13 ChST (00:13 UTC) on July 16, 2026, after repeated satellite detections of discolored-water plumes near the shallow submarine volcano indicated increased unrest and a potential for activity to breach the ocean surface.
Mayon volcano remained under Alert Level 3 on July 15, 2026, after PHIVOLCS recorded 187 volcanic earthquakes, 398 rockfalls, 10 pyroclastic density current signals, and SO2 emissions averaging 9 028 tonnes/day from the volcano in Albay, Philippines.
Ash from a moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon volcano reached several municipalities in Cebu on July 9, 2026. At least eight domestic flights were canceled at Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Probable ballistic ejecta, or volcanic rock fragments, were also reported in Masulog in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental.
A high-level eruption at Sheveluch volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, at 07:25 UTC on July 5, 2026, sent volcanic ash as high as 12.2 km (40 000 feet) and prompted authorities to raise the Aviation Color Code to Red. Satellite observations later confirmed continuing ash emissions drifting southwest.
Strong strombolian activity is taking place at Etna’s summit craters on July 5, 2026, accompanied by strong ash emissions. The Aviation Color Code has been raised from Orange to Red.
Indonesia’s Geological Agency raised Anak Krakatau alert from Level II (Waspada) to Level III (Siaga) at 16:30 WIB (09:30 UTC) on July 2, 2026, after an eruption at 14:05 WIB (07:05 UTC) sent a dense gray-to-black ash plume about 200 m (656 feet) above the summit. The agency set a 3 km (1.9 miles) exclusion zone around the active crater.
Effusive activity at Italy’s Etna volcano continued from a vent at 3 030 m (9 940 feet) elevation on July 2, 2026, feeding overlapping lava flows on the volcano’s eastern flank. Meanwhile, strombolian activity persisted at Voragine crater as volcanic tremor remained in the high range and a new infrasonic source developed beneath the crater.
