Volcano Activity Quick Read

December volcano uptick! Mount Agung Bali Indonesia blows once again
Mount Agung 2017 eruption photo credit Wikipedia

Mount Agung in Karangasem regency, Bali, erupted again early on Sunday, the volcano's observatory reported.
An ash column that spewed from Mt. Agung's crater during the eruption could not be monitored as thick fog shrouded the peak.
The eruption caused ash to fall on to several areas around the mountain.
"The eruption occurred at 4:09 a.m. local time but the height of the ash column could not be measured because of the heavy fog.
The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimetres and a duration of three minutes and eight seconds," the observatory said in its report on Sunday morning.


December volcano uptick! Russia's volatile Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula blows ash 40,000ft (12km) into the sky
Shiveluch's June 2017 eruption credit Wikipedia

Russia's volatile Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula blows big... 
A powerful explosion has sent ash possibly up to 40,000ft (12km), prompting KVERT to raise the Aviation Colour Code to Red.
Activity has recently returned to a moderate level following a hiatus for most of the year.
Explosions like this are typical for Shiveluch, many have happened in the past 25 years as dome-building continues


Indonesia tsunami horror hits Sunda Strait after Krakatau eruption killing 168 and wounding more than 700 with many missing
A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed more than 160 people around Indonesia's Sunda Strait during a busy holiday weekend, sending a wall of water crashing ashore and sweeping away people attending a beach concert along with hundreds of houses including hotels, the government and witnesses said.
More than 700 people have been reported injured since the tsunami hit at 9:27 p.m. Saturday, the Disaster Management Agency said.
At least 30 others are unaccounted for.
The disaster could have been caused by undersea landslides from the eruption of Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island formed over years from the nearby Krakatau volcano, scientists from Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.
They also cited tidal waves caused by the full moon.


Volcanic uptick 4,000 people evacuated from Guatemala: Alaskan volcano spewing ash 15,000 feet: Kanlaon Volcano suffers phreatic eruptions
A volcanic activity uptick this week after 4,000 people were evacuated from the slopes of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala after another eruption which produced one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history in June killing 500 people died including 238 who disappeared without a trace.

Yesterday, activity at Veniaminof, a volcano on the Alaskan Peninsula has intensified significantly, spewing ash 15,000 feet into the air, prompting the United States Geological Survey to increase the aviation colour code warning to red, while raising the overall warning level from watch to warning, with some communities warned to brace themselves for the possibility of ash fall.
Alaska is nine hours behind the UK.


In June it produced one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history: Guatemala's Fuego (Fire) volcano blows again
Guatemala's Fuego (Fire) volcano located about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the capital, on Tuesday began erupting for the fourth time this year after in June it entered an eruptive phase during which at least 500 people died including 238 who disappeared without a trace.
In a special bulletin, the Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology Institute said that weak and moderate explosions were occurring in the cone, producing a column of ash 4,800 meters (15,750 feet) high.
In addition, over the crater, there have been two incandescent pulses rising up 300 meters.
The fire mountain, rising 3,763 meters above sea level and located on the mutual border of Escuintla, Chimaltenango and Sacatepequez provinces, on June 3 produced one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history.


"Spectacular!" Mount Sakurajima, Japan, ejects ash and smoke 4,000 meters in the air. (Time lapse footage)
Mount Sakurajima erupted in a fiery spectacle early on Nov. 14, belching out a massive column of smoke rising more than 4,000 meters in the air.
The eruption occurred at around 12:45 a.m. at the mountain's Minamidake summit vent.
This is the first time that the active volcano in southern Kyushu has spewed smoke of 4,000 meters or higher since an eruption on July 16.
It marked a third such eruption this year.


With 400 people dead or missing in June with one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history Guatemala's Fuego volcano blows again
Guatemala's Fuego (Fire) volcano located about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the capital, on Tuesday began erupting for the fourth time this year, after in June it entered an eruptive phase during which at least 200 people died.
In a special bulletin, the Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology Institute said that weak and moderate explosions were occurring in the cone, producing a column of ash 4,800 meters (15,750 feet) high.
In addition, over the crater, there have been two incandescent pulses rising up 300 meters.
The fire mountain, rising 3,763 meters above sea level and located on the mutual border of Escuintla, Chimaltenango and Sacatepequez provinces, on June 3 produced one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history, killing at least 200 people, along with an additional 238 people who disappeared without a trace and in all likelihood also perished.




Indonesia's Mag 7.4 quake has caused the Barren Island volcano India's only active volcano to erupt according to geologists
The Barren Island volcano, India's only active volcano, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has begun to spew lava and ash.
Geologists observe that the eruption could be linked to the recent earthquake that rocked Indonesia. According to officials from the Geological Survey of India (GSI), the eruption was first recorded on September 25 when satellite images confirmed the spewing of lava or pyroclastic material and ash on the north flank of the island.
"There have been many cases of volcanic eruptions which were preceded by earthquakes of mild intensity.
They could be linked, and the source of the trigger may be the same, as the location of Sulawesi earthquake is not very far away.
But it may also be separate and simultaneous events and the source may be different.



High levels of seismicity at the Kick em' Jenny underwater volcano located off Grenada West Indies with quakes of around M3.5
The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center has reported high levels of seismicity at the Kick em' Jenny underwater volcano located off Grenada.
It said since the episode began during the afternoon of September 30, quite a number of events have taken place, including some of 3.5 magnitude.
However, the threat level remains at yellow, which means the "volcano is restless: seismicity and/or fumarolic activity are above the historical level or other unusual activity has been observed or can be expected without warning."
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) in Grenada added that the exclusion zone of 1.5 kilometres from the summit of the volcano must continue to be observed.




Mount Gamalama in North Maluku is the third volcano to erupt in Indonesia since the mag 7.4 and tsunami struck last Friday
Photo credit Eustaquio Santimano
The third volcano to erupt since the mag 7.4 and tsunami devasted Indonesia is causing concern to officials.
The Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) has raised the status for Mount Gamalama in North Maluku to caution - the second in the four-level national volcano alert system - on Thursday following an eruption at 11:52 a.m. local time.
 Mount Soputan volcano erupted on the same island as the M7.4 quake and deadly tsunami which has left 1,600 dead from the tsunami and a further 2,000 dead from landslides just hours after the quake.


Now the volcanoes! Indonesia's Son of Krakatoa erupts after the Mount Soputan volcano erupted close to Fridays M 7.5 quake and tsunami
A second volcano eruption has occurred in Indonesia just hours after the Mount Soputan volcano erupted on the same island as the M7.4 quake and deadly tsunami which has left 1,400 dead from the tsunami and a further 2,000 dead from landslides.
The vast volcano, known as the Son of Krakatoa, is spewing lava into the air as the region is hit by another natural disaster.
According to the Daily Express,
Lava is also running down the volcano’s slopes as the region reels from the devastation left by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and consequent tsunami on the Sulawesi island last Friday.
Indonesia is located in the Ring of Fire region, one of the worst affected areas by earthquakes in the world.




More woe for Indonesia's Sulawesi residents: Mount Soputan volcano erupts on the same island as the M7.4 quake and deadly tsunami
Soputan volcano, on Indonesia's Sulawesi island - the very same that's just been afflicted by a powerful earthquake and devastating tsunami - has just erupted.
According to the Jakarta Post, Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi's Minahasa regency emitted a 4-kilometre column of ash on Wednesday morning around 8:47 a.m. local time, or 7:47 a.m. Jakarta time, prompting authorities to raise the volcano's status to Level III (alert) of the four-level national volcano alert system.
The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM) has advised local residents to refrain from entering the area within a 4- to a 6.5-kilometer radius around Mount Soputan. 




The Mexican colossus Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and smoke thousands of metres into the Mexico sky
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Popocatepetl volcano has erupted, with smoke visible across the state of Puebla.
Residents have been warned not to travel within seven-and-a-half miles of the active volcano. Witnesses reported an "explosion" at around 5pm BST before smoke and ash began billowing out of the volcano.
Shock photos show the smoke visible from miles around - even from built up nearby towns.




France's Reunion island colossus The Piton de la Fournaise volcano erupted spectacularly in recent days and caught on camera
The Piton de la Fournaise volcano WIKIPEDIA.
The Piton de la Fournaise volcano on France's Reunion island has erupted spectacularly in recent days.
This stunning clip, captured close the crater on Saturday, shows lava spewing into the air. Piton de las Fournaise is currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is a major tourist attraction on the island.
Reunion is a region of France in the Indian Ocean.




20 kilotons of carbon dioxide an astonishing amount and a buildup of magma under one of Iceland's largest volcanoes Katla worries experts
New research indicates that magma could be building up under one of Iceland's largest volcanoes, Katla.
A significant amount of volcanic gas has emanated from the South Iceland volcano, according to researchers in the area whose specialized aeronautical equipment detected the anomaly.
Katla is one of the largest central volcanoes in the country, though it does not have regular eruptions; in the past 1,000 years, it has erupted every 49 years on average, with intervals of up to 200 years. Since late 2011, Katla has shown signs of agitation, with many hundreds of small earthquakes.
In July 2011, a short-lived subglacial flood took place, followed by an intense swarm of earthquakes on Oct. 5, 2011.




August plethora of major quakes and volcanic activity continues as Papua New Guinea's Manam Island volcano erupts: Plans to evacuate
August has seen a plethora of major quakes and volcanic activity, unprecedented in my years as a blogger.
The volcano on Papua New Guinea's Manam Island has erupted again.
Manam, which lies off the coast of Madang Province, is one of PNG's most active volcanoes, last erupting in April 2017.
The eruption started in the early hours of this morning, and villagers there have reported thick ashfall and flashes of lava from the summit.
Sunlight has been blocked for much of the day.


Mount Etna the most famous and biggest volcano in Europe erupts-spewing plumes of ash and lava high into the Sicilian sky
Mount Etna, the famous Sicilian volcano, has erupted for the first time in more than a year.
The highest volcano in Europe burst into life on Monday evening and continued to produce fountains of bright orange lava into Tuesday.
Mount Etna has roared back into spectacular volcanic action, sending up plumes of ash and spewing lava.
Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) says that the volcano, which initially "re-awoke" in late July, sprang into fuller action Thursday evening by shooting up chunks of flaming lava as high as 150 metres (500 feet) almost constantly.


Japanese authorities are preparing to evacuate Kuchinoerabujima island after the threat of an eruption as earthquakes and sulphur emissions increases dramatically
Japanese authorities are preparing to evacuate a southern island after the threat of a volcanic eruption increased dramatically.
Japan's Meteorological Agency said volcanic earthquakes and sulphur emissions had increased at a peak on Kuchinoerabujima island, located roughly 1000km southwest of Tokyo, and raised its warning level to 4 out of 5 on Wednesday
The mountain blew its top three years ago, sending ash and smoke thousands of metres into the sky and releasing potentially deadly pyroclastic flows, flows of superheated ash and gas, that reached the sea.
At that time, the island's entire population evacuated but eventually returned.
Some 100 people live there at present.
Japan has 110 active volcanoes and monitors 47 constantly.


Nearly two dozen quakes at the gigantic Katla volcano in Iceland has experts worried which is long overdue for an eruption
Katla, a giant volcano hidden beneath the ice cap of Mýrdalsjokull glacier in South Iceland, which towers over the town of Vik, has been relatively calm and quiet for several months, following growing signs of activity in the past couple of years.
Seismic activity in Katla is taken very seriously, as the volcano is under close supervision, as the volcano has erupted very regularly every 60-80 years.
The last eruption took place in 1918, making Katla long overdue for an eruption.
The National Seismic Monitoring System of the Icelandic Meteorological Office recorded the earthquake swarm yesterday evening.


Deadly Fuego volcano in Guatemala which killed 300 causing thousands to be evacuated two months ago erupted yet again on Sunday
The Fuego volcano, whose eruption killed around 300 people about two months ago, erupted yet again on Sunday evening.
Authorities have ordered the evacuation of emergency personnel who have been working in the area since the last eruption in early June.
Guatemalan officials warned residents in the area to keep away from rivers that might overflow and to be on alert for further instructions from authorities.
The volcano wreaked havoc on nearby towns almost two months ago, killing around 300 people and displacing thousands.
The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) of Guatemala described the previous eruption as "the strongest one recorded in recent years."


The Karymsky Volcano Kamchatka in eastern Russia explodes plumes of ash spreading almost 100 km: Incredible footage
A helicopter tour guide filmed incredible high-definition aerial footage of a Russian volcano as it spewed plumes of ash into the sky.
The eruption was so severe that a Volcanic Ash Advisory has been issued for the region.
The Karymsky Volcano in Kamchatka, eastern Russia, is one of the most active volcanoes in the region - which is home to more than 100 active volcanoes.
Local tour guide Aleksandr Ostrowski, 27, said he filmed the eruption while flying to the Valley of Geysers via helicopter.


Mexican colossus Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and smoke two kilometres high threatening 30 million people
Officials confirmed Popocatepetl volcano belched into life again in the early hours of Monday, July 31.
The 9,556km-high stratovolcano dominates the landscape in Central Mexico, lying about 69 kilometres (43 miles) from Mexico City.
The volcano has a population of about 30 million people living within a 70km radius of its summit. Volcanic debris was pelted 400 metres skywards, while a column of ash and smoke could be seen rising two kilometres high.


Widespread damage and massive disruption as Vanuatu's Manaro volcano blows again just months after thousands were evacuated
Last September Vanuatu launched a Dunkirk-style evacuation of thousands of people on the northern island of Ambae as a flotilla of boats rescued islanders from the erupting volcano and now Vanuatu's Manaro volcano has again awoken.
A team of vulcanologists has trekked to the summit of Vanuatu's Manaro volcano and says the landscape has been transformed by the latest ash fall.
It comes amid reports of heavy ash fall on the north and east of Ambae Island over the past week, though the Geohazards Department is maintaining the threat level at two.
The Daily Post newspaper reports all roads to West Ambae are cut and massive mudflows have washed away the roads in two locations.


Iceland have issued a new status for Orafajokull volcano after showing clear signs of unrest and inflation for at least a year and a half
Hvannadalshnúkur, the highest peak of Öræfajökull. Photo credit Kristinnstef

The Department of Civil and Emergency Management in Iceland have issued a new status for Orafajokull volcano saying that it shows clear signs of unrest.
The department says in the statement that orafajokull volcano is showing clear signs of unrest with an inflation phase for at least a year and a half.
The inflation is ongoing and it is reflected by increased seismic activity and characteristic deformation pattern.


Indonesian island of Bali volcano Mount Agung hurls out ash and lava kilometres into the air prompting panicking residents to flee their homes
File Photo Michael W. Ishak (www.myreefsdiary.com) - Original work provided by Michael W. Ishak to Delphine Ménard
Mount Agung on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali erupted late on Monday, hurling lava and ash kilometres into the air and prompting panicked residents to flee their homes.
Mount Agung in northeast Bali has been rumbling since late last year and on Friday there was a temporary closure of the island’s international airport, disrupting flights and stranding thousands of travellers.
According to Reuters, Indonesia’s national disaster mitigation agency said residents heard a loud explosion and saw flaming volcanic rocks thrown at least 2 km (1.2 miles) out of the crater.
The eruption lasted for about seven minutes and photographs posted by the agency showed glowing lava streaming from the crater, setting fire to vegetation.




7,000 quakes of magnitude 2.5 or higher have battered Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano in June as summit collapse causes a mag 5.2 Friday
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With almost 700 quakes of various magnitudes struck Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano yesterday causing a part of the summit to collapse.
A collapse at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano on Friday created an explosion equivalent to a 5.2-magnitude earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The agency said the event created an ash-poor plume about 500 feet into the air.
Seismic activity near the volcano has been regular since early May when eruptions first began. "Following the explosion at the summit, the seismicity will sharply drop off, and then gradually begin to build up as we approach the next summit explosion," Alex Demas, of the USGS, told Hawaii News Now.


Mount Cleveland Alaska on "watch" alert as lava flow spotted on the floor of the summit crater observed in satellite data
Ash plume arising from Mount Cleveland on May 23, 2006, as seen from the International Space Station.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Tuesday that a lava flow was observed at the Cleveland Volcano on the uninhabited Chuginadak Island in the Aleutian Chain.
A lava flow about 260-feet in diameter on the floor of the summit crater was observed in satellite data on Monday, the AVO reported.
"A possible steam emission was observed in satellite data at 0:48 UTC, June 26, 2018 (4:48 p.m., Monday, June 25, 2018) that may be related to the effusion of lava in the crater," the AVO wrote in their daily update.


Telica volcano in Nicaragua has erupted sending a massive ash cloud into the atmosphere: Close to the deadly Fuego Volcano Guatemala
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Telica volcano has erupted, sending a massive ash cloud into the atmosphere.
The volcano is located in the city of Leon in Western Nicaragua.
The Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) registered the explosion at 7.08pm local time (2pm BST) on Thursday.
The eruption sent a plume of smoke 500 metres into the air, as well as shooting rocks and volcanic gasses.
INETER has reported pyroclastic material in the smoke column, but no pyroclastic flows have occurred.
A pyroclastic flow is the most dangerous volcanic activity to human life.




Mt Shinmoe volcano Japan explodes large volcanic rocks and pyroclastic flows Friday after more than a 100 quakes rock the volcano
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The Mt Shinmoe volcano in southwestern Japan erupted explosively again on Friday after having a similar eruption on April 5, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The 1,421-meter mountain straddling Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures erupted at 9:09 a.m., spewing ash and smoke up to 2,600 meters in the air and with large volcanic rocks flying as far as 1.1 kilometres from the crater, the agency said.
Local authorities said there have been no reports of injuries or damage to houses so far.


Paradise Islands Galapagos under threat as a seismic crisis under Volcan Santo Tomas suggests that the volcano is approaching an eruption
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No major quakes for nearly a month now but no such problems with volcano activity as the Volcan Santo Tomas, Galapagos Island is the latest to rumble back to life.
A seismic crisis has started under the volcano recently, suggesting that the volcano could be approaching a new eruption in the near or medium-term future.
The Geophysical Institute of Ecuador (IG) reported last week that seismic activity now has reached levels that could be interpreted as signs of an approaching eruption.
Seismic activity at the volcano has been gradually increasing over the past two years but reached and maintained very high levels since mid-May, with an average of 42 local events per day.


Mount Kilauea crater is collapsing at the volcano's summit and has nearly doubled in size along with 10,000 quakes recorded in six weeks
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Mount Kilauea shows no sign of loosening its fiery grip on the devastated Big Island.
With new eruptions and the crater nearly doubling in size, here is all the latest information on the volcano.
The volcano, which has devoured around 600 homes so far, has been erupting explosively since May 3.
USGS scientists have reported that the crater at the volcano's summit has nearly doubled since the tightened activity began.
The USGS said: "Inward slumping of the rim and walls of Halema`uma`u continues in response to ongoing subsidence at the summit."




The Great Sitkin Volcano, Alaska raises the Aviation Color Code and Alert Level after earthquake activity causes steam explosion
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As the Pacific Ring Of Fire and the world enters its 24th day without a major quake volcano activity is having no such problems with the Kilauea volcano, State of Hawaii, USA, Mt Merapi Volcano Central Java, Indonesia and the Fuego Volcano Guatemala all causing havoc this month, the Great Sitkin Volcano, Alaska has joined in on the act.
Earthquake activity at Great Sitkin Volcano has been elevated over the past five days, and earlier today at 11:39 AKDT (19:39 UTC), a signal that may represent a short-lived steam explosion was detected by seismic data.
AVO is thus raising the Aviation Color Code and Alert Level to YELLOW/ADVISORY.


USGS quell concerns regarding the stability of 2nd Hawaii volcano Mauna Loa as hundreds of quakes are still rattling the Kilauea volcano
More than 100 quakes a day are still rumbling around Kilauea, map USGS
USGS is busy quelling rumours over residents concerns regarding the stability of Mauna Loa, a second volcanic peak on Hawaii Island.
Concerns over the stability of Mauna Loa have spread like wildfire on social media sites claiming an eruption is imminent, however, USGS has said Mauna Loa is not erupting and there is no evidence it is about to erupt.
According to Hawaii News Now, the new lava delta formed has grown to 200 acres and continues to expand while lava pours into the ocean at two different points.


Ash covers more than half of Guatemala with dead crops a secondary disaster as the death toll hits 100 from Guatemala's Fuego volcano
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The search for survivors from deadly eruptions of Guatemala's Fuego volcano was temporarily suspended on Thursday due to dangerous conditions for rescue workers, as the death toll from the disaster reached 100, authorities said.
Residents should stay away from the still-dangerous area, said David de Leon, a spokesman for national disaster management agency CONRED.
The toll of dead from a series of eruptions that began on Sunday has been gradually rising and now stands at 100, police said.
Rescue teams have been searching frantically for survivors and victims in the lava-ravaged landscape.


Another explosion at Kilauea's summit triggers a 5.4-magnitude quake causing an ash-cloud 10,000ft into the Hawaiian sky
U.S. Geological Survey scientists confirmed Wednesday that another large quake was triggered by an explosive eruption at the volcano's summit.
The mag 5.4-magnitude quake shook the Big Island on Wednesday amid ongoing eruptions of Kilauea.
The resulting quake causing an ash-cloud rising 10,000ft into the Hawaiian sky and dropping ash on surrounding communities.
Another 450 quakes of all magnitudes from 0.1 to 5.4 hit the Big Island yesterday the Big Island has been rattled by at least 12,000 quakes in the last month.
According to Hawaii News Now.com, most are centred at the summit of Kilauea volcano, and the vast majority are small (under magnitude 2.5) but there have also been a number of bigger quakes. Earlier this week, several temblors above 5.0-magnitude rocked the Big Island.


Dozens are still missing nearly two million people affected and a whole town is buried now a mag 5.2 quake Guatemala Fuego volcano
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Dozens more are missing, the country's disaster agency says.
Only 13 of the dead have been identified so far, Mirna Zeledon, a spokeswoman for Guatemala's National Institute of Forensic Sciences told Reuters.
Villages on the slopes of Fuego volcano were buried in volcanic ash, mud and rocks as the volcano erupted for 16 and a half hours on Sunday.
Pyroclastic flows, which are fast-moving mixtures of very hot gas and volcanic matter, rushed down the mountainside and engulfed villages.




Kilauea Volcano crater is compromised and is clearly unstable as 500 quakes and mag 5.5 explosion hit the stricken volcano in Hawaii
As the world reacts in shock to the deadly and violent Guatemala, Fuego volcano eruption a 5.5-magnitude quake rattled Big Island on Sunday along with a 500 smaller quakes, the highest number yet since the eruption began in a 24 hour period.
The quake rumbled in an area near Kilauea Volcano just before 4 p.m., sending an ash cloud 8,000 feet into the air.
The mag 5.5 is not technically a quake but an explosion which feels like a quake.
The crater is compromised!
According to Hawaii News Now.com, As of 11 a.m. Sunday, officials said 500 smaller earthquakes were recorded near the summit within the last day — it's the most earthquakes recorded in a 24-hour period on Hawaii Island.




The world just changed for a lot of people: Guatemala's Fuego volcano violent eruption kills 25 and injures 300 with many more missing (videos)
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An estimated 25 people, including at least three children, were killed and nearly 300 injured, with many more missing on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano in more than four decades, officials said.
Volcan de Fuego, whose name means "Volcano of Fire", spewed an 8-kilometre (5-mile) stream of red-hot lava and belched a thick plume of black smoke and ash that rained onto the capital and other regions.




Pacific ring of fire awakes as Indonesia colossus Mount Merapi spews a column of volcanic ash and steam 6 km into the air
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Indonesia's most active volcano of Mount Merapi spewed a column of volcanic ash 6 km into the air on Friday (June 1), triggering a top alert notice for passenger planes, a government official said. Mount Merapi, situated on the border of Yogyakarta and Central Java on Java island, erupted at 8:20am (9:20am Singapore time) with volcanic spreading ash to the west of the crater, spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.
"The red alert of Vona (Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation) has been issued," he told Xinhua, referring to the highest level alert which forbids planes from passing through the volcano area.




After-shock warning for Hawaii residents after a resurgence of nearly 400 quakes in a 24 hour period around volatile Kilauea volcano
Warnings are being issued for islanders to look out for aftershocks after a mag 4.1 struck the South Island of Hawaii this morning.
It comes after a resurgence of nearly 400 quakes in a 24 hour period in or around the volatile volcano.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports the earthquake that occurred at approximately 5:39 p.m. was NOT large enough to cause a tsunami for the Island of Hawaii.
Preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey indicates that the earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.1 was centred nearly five miles south of the Volcano, in the Hilina region of Kilauea.
As in all earthquakes, be aware of the possibility of aftershocks.




"To our knowledge no one has faced this before." Puna Geothermal Venture Plant compromised Monday exposing toxic and flammable gas Hawaii
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Authorities were scrambling to firm up contingency plans Tuesday as lava pouring from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano slowly encroached on a power plant on the Big Island.
The lava flow entered the 800-acre property of the Puna Geothermal Venture Plant on Monday and had stalled at a swale about 300 yards from the nearest underground well.
On Tuesday, the lava was advancing.
"Fissure 6 reactivated last night and has been erupting since around midnight," Hawaii County civil defence officials said in a statement.
"The flows from Fissure 6 are slowly flowing closer to PGV property."
If lava breaches wells, authorities fear it could release hydrogen sulfide, a toxic and flammable gas. Most of the wells have been capped with thick steel plates.




Corrosive as diluted battery acid Sulfur Dioxide levels off the scale giant clouds of acid and fine glass methane and lava haze Kilauea volcano
Above Massive Amounts, Sulfur Dioxide Being blown Across South Island Earthwindmap.

Inhaling sulfur dioxide is associated with increased respiratory symptoms and disease, difficulty in breathing, and premature death.
In 2008, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists reduced the short-term exposure limit to 0.25 parts per million (ppm), the Kilauea volcano eruption has sent Sulfur Dioxide levels off the scale as it blows across the island.
Lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is pouring into the sea and setting off a chemical reaction that creates giant clouds of acid and fine glass.




Big Island residents feared "the big one" after Kilauea shot anvil-sized "ballistic blocks" and was rocked by earthquakes damaging buildings
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spewed ash nearly six miles (9 km) into the sky on Thursday and scientists warned this could be the first in a string of more violent explosive eruptions with the next possibly occurring within hours.
"This has relieved pressure temporarily," U.S. Geological Survey geologist Michelle Coombs told a news conference in Hilo.
"We may have additional larger, powerful events."
Residents of the Big Island were warned to take shelter from the ash as toxic gas levels spiked in a small southeast area where lava has burst from the ground during the two-week eruption.




Another 100 tremors rattled residents on Hawaii Saturday as experts are predicting the Kilauea volcano could trigger activity on US Westcoast
Above the Mount St. Helens eruption was caused by a mag 5.1 quake in 1980, experts now believe
the eruption of a Hawaii volcano in the Pacific “Ring of Fire” could trigger eruptions on volcanic peaks on America’s West Coast that are also part of the geologically active region. Photo Wikipedia
After more than a 100 quakes yesterday new eruptions add to growing concerns about safety in lower Puna on Big Island Hawaii.
Two new eruptions were reported in lower Puna on Saturday, sending more lava spewing into Kilauea's east rift zone as civil defence authorities continued to urge thousands of people who live in high-risk areas to be prepared to evacuate quickly according to Hawaii News Now.
The new volcanic activity came after a two-day reprieve from active lava in the area.
Some experts are predicting the Kilauea volcano could blow its crater in the coming days which could rain down lava and car-sized boulders around a two-mile radius.




Hawaii still shaking with hundreds of quakes as officials warn Kilauea's summit crater could trigger violent explosions of huge boulders
With almost 400 quakes in the last three days and more than 1300 in the last week the Kilauea volcano continues to be shaken and it doesn't look like stopping anytime soon and the eruptions at Kilauea's summit crater could trigger explosions so violent they could fling 10-ton boulders as far as a half mile away and send ash columns miles into the sky, scientists are warning.
Officials are warning that massive boulders could come raining down from the sky near the crater, and they're asking people to be prepared.
Reuters reports, as a lava lake at Kilauea’s summit drains inside the volcano, magma is running underground.
It could burst to the surface as large, fast-moving and intensely hot lava flows and produce higher levels of toxic gases, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientist-in-charge Tina Neal said.




Mount Merapi Indonesia's colossus north of Yogyakarta city population 2.4 million blows a column of volcanic ash 5,500 meters high
Mount Merapi in borders of Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces spewed a column of volcanic ash 5,500 meters high on Friday, forcing residents living in the slope to flee homes, disaster agency official disclosed.
The rumbling volcano situated in the borders of Klaten, Magelang and Boyolali districts erupted at 07: 30 a.m. Jakarta time, spreading sands and pyroclastic materials to the sky, spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho revealed.
Volcanic ash rain has occurred in Tugu Kaliurang of Sleman district of Yogyakarta and is forecast to persist in the south of the crater, he said.


"It's sort of like you've injected ammonia into your lungs" Incredible level of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere from Kilauea volcano off the scale
Earthwind map showing the incredible level of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere blowing off the South Island

With almost 1400 quakes in the last 7 days and fissures spewing lava fountains to heights of more than 200 feet the real threat to residents of the whole South Island is the incredible amount of a toxic gas with a pungent, irritating smell called sulphur dioxide which is a major air pollutant and has significant impacts on human health, In addition, the concentration of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere can influence the habitat suitability for plant communities, as well as animal life.
Sulfur dioxide emissions are a precursor to acid rain and atmospheric particulates


More than 500 quakes shows tremoors have almost doubled in the last 48 hours around the Kilauea Volcano Hawaii
Map USGS
More than 500 quakes in the last 2 days after the mag 6.9 on the South Island of Hawaii is showing the tremors are increasing at an alarming level.
Scientists forecast more eruptions and more earthquakes, perhaps for months to come, after the southeast corner of the island was rocked by a 6.9 tremor on Friday, the strongest on the island since 1975.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday that several new lava fissures had opened in the Leilani Estates subdivision of Puna District, about a dozen miles (19 km) from the volcano.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said at midday local time on Saturday that “eruptive activity is increasing and is expected to continue.”


There she blows! The Kilauea Volcano Hawaii has erupted with extremely high levels of dangerous sulphur dioxide gas causing evacuations
After hundreds of earthquakes in Hawaii have shaken the eastern side of the Big Island, the Kilauea Volcano has erupted causing around 2,000 residents to be evacuated.
Earlier this morning The Big Wobble reported  "Residents should prepare": Hundreds of earthquakes in Hawaii leave authorities concerned a Kilauea Volcano eruption is imminent and so it proved to be.
According to the BBC, Mount Kilauea volcano has erupted near a residential area on Hawaii's largest island, prompting a local state of emergency and the mandatory evacuation of 1,700 residents.
Extremely high levels of dangerous sulphur dioxide gas have been detected in the evacuation area, the Civil Defense Agency tweeted.


"Residents should prepare": Hundreds of earthquakes in Hawaii leave authorities concerned a Kilauea Volcano eruption is imminent
Map USGS
Hundreds of earthquakes in Hawaii are shaking the eastern side of the Big Island, and authorities are concerned that the Kilauea Volcano could erupt.
The US Geological Survey revised the magnitude of the most severe quake to a 5, from the 4.6 reported earlier.
It hit at 10:30 a.m. local time on Thursday.
Within half an hour, two more quakes came, registering at 2.5 and 2.7.
There have been a total of six smaller earthquakes since the biggest one, the agency said.
County spokeswoman Janet Snyder said authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation order for a portion of Leilani Estates, a subdivision in the Puna District on Hawaii Island.


The monster Icelandic volcano Barbarbunga suffers a sharp 3.9 magnitude earthquake and is considered a significant seismic event
The monster volcano Barbarbunga, one of the most active and powerful volcanoes in Iceland and Europe, trembled yesterday afternoon.
A sharp 3.9 magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:13 on Sunday afternoon, followed by a handful of smaller quakes.
The volcano has been relatively calm in 2018, with only a handful of 3+ magnitude quakes.
The relative calm comes at the heels of relatively high levels of activity in 2016 and 2017.
Since the largest earthquake to hit Barbarbunga at the end of January, a 4.9 magnitude quake.
A 3.9 magnitude quake is considered a significant seismic event, as any quake in an active volcano which is larger than 3 on the Richter scale is considered a powerful quake.


One of the most active volcanoes in the world Le Piton de la Fournaise in the Indian Ocean caught on video with latest eruption spewing lava
Photo Credit Wikipedia/2004 eruption
It's said to be one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
Le Piton de la Fournaise on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean started spewing lava on Friday and continued into the weekend.
And there was a spectacular light show for those who ventured out.
One sightseer said: "My husband is Reunion, we come once or twice a year.
"I never had the opportunity to admire the show, and there as soon as I heard the noise we jumped in the car.
I am very moved and happy to be here.
I`'m tired but I will not sleep tonight."
This is the second time it has spewed lava this month.
In the last six years, the volcano erupted 15 times, each occasion attraction thousands of sightseers.




World's largest active geyser the Steamboat Geyser Yellowstone has erupted three times in a year for the first time since 2003
The world's largest active geyser has erupted three times in the past six weeks at Yellowstone National Park, including once this week, in a pattern that is unusual but not at all indicative of a more destructive volcanic eruption brewing beneath Wyoming, geologists said on Saturday.
Steamboat Geyser, which can shoot water as high as 300 feet (91 meters) into the air, erupted on March 15, April 19 and on Friday.
The last time it erupted three times in a year was in 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey's Yellowstone Volcano Observatory said.
The last time it erupted prior to March was more than three years ago in September 2014.
"There is nothing to indicate that any sort of volcanic eruption is imminent," Michael Poland, the scientist in charge for the observatory, said in an email.




Houses collapsing trees falling and exacerbated breathing conditions as Vanuatu's Ambae Island volcano blows during tropical cyclone
A state of emergency has been declared for Vanuatu's Ambae Island as a volcano continues to spill thick heavy ash.
Houses are collapsing and trees are falling from the weight from a heavy ash fall from the volatile volcano.
The same volcano caused a desperate Dunkirk-style evacuation on the northern island of Ambae last September as a flotilla of boats rescued islanders from the erupting volcano.
Recent reports indicate that ash fall covered most of north, east and west Ambae Tuesday night with close to 1cm of ash being measured in some villages on north Ambae.


BOOM! Mexican colossus Popocatepetl known as El Popo spews ash 1km into the sky with a series of exhalations and tremors (spectacular video)
Popocatepetl began the day with a series of exhalations and tremors that lasted almost three hours, continuing the heightened activity seen over the previous 24 hours.
During that time the volcano, also known as El Popo, emitted 209 low-intensity exhalations of vapour, water and ash.
"The series of volcanic exhalations and tremors that started today at 5:23am concluded at 8:19am, with a total duration of 176 minutes," said a report issued this morning by Cenapred, the National Disaster Prevention Center.
"The height of the volcanic cloud reached an average of one kilometre above the crater, and the winds spread it to the east-southeast."


Chile colossus Nevados de Chillan volcano awakes blowing a column of white smoke and a string of tremors and explosions
A column of white smoke and a string of tremors at the Nevados de Chillan have prompted officials to raise the level of alert ahead of a possible eruption at one of the most active volcanoes in Chile. Surrounded by dense forest and rivers, this volcanic complex, which comprises 17 craters, is located some 550 kilometres (300 miles) south of Santiago in the Bio Bio region of the Chilean Andes.

The Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica just doesn't stop as two more significant eruptions spews ash 500-700 meters into the sky
Turrialba Volcano file picture
The activity at the Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica just doesn't stop, on April 1st, two significant eruptions took place early in the morning and carried on for close to 30 minutes. The biggest eruption was registered at 8:38 a.m. local time and the cameras located near the crater registered a column of ash that reached between 500-700 meters above the active crater. The activity at the volcano started at 6:30 a.m. with ash columns of close to 300 meters above the crater. Seismic activity continues and a low amplitude tremor. Several communities in the Central Valley reported ash fall, among them, Hatillo, Curridabat, Coronado, Guadalupe, Moravia, Tibas and Heredia.




Mount Shinmoedake in Kyushu Japan eruption rains cinder and ash on the town of Takaharu
Mount Shinmoedake, a volcano standing on the border between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in Kyushu, appears to have erupted, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on March 1.
It is the first sign of volcanic activity at the 1,421-meter peak since Oct. 17 last year.
The volcano's threat level remains at 3, restricting access to the mountain.
The weather agency said it received a report from the Miyazaki Prefecture town of Takaharu that ash had fallen.


Mount Etna Europe's most active volcano is on the move: Billions of tonnes of rock causing incalculable stress is 'sliding towards the Mediterranean Sea
Mt. Etna is sliding and Europe's most active volcano is prone to a devastating sector collapse on the downslope side of the mountain.
A British led team of scientists have established that the whole structure on the Italian island of Sicily is edging in the direction of the Mediterranean at a rate of 14mm per year, it doesn't sound very much but the strain on billions of tonnes of rock must cause incalculable stress and at some point in the future a spectacular collapse is inevitable.
Geological investigations elsewhere in the world have shown that extinct volcanoes that display this kind of trend can suffer catastrophic failures on their leading flank as they drift downslope.




Mount Ijen East Java Indonesia belched thick clouds of sulphuric gas on Wednesday causing vomiting and difficulty in breathing to locals
After a relatively quiet period of volcanic activity on the planet Mount Ijen, new to The Big Wobble is showing activity.
An Indonesian volcano belched thick clouds of sulphuric gas on Wednesday, sending 30 people to the hospital and prompting the closure of the popular tourist and mining site.
Nearly 200 people living on the slopes of Mount Ijen in East Java province were forced to evacuate. "Because of this incident, the public - tourists or miners - are not allowed near the crater until further notice," said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the national disaster mitigation agency.
He added that many residents had experienced vomiting and difficulty in breathing.
There was no increase in seismic activity, Nugroho said.


Volcanic activity on Vanuatu's Ambae island threatens again as fresh ashfall concerns experts after entire island was evacuated late last year
Volcanic activity on Vanuatu's Ambae island has picked up again, with fresh ashfall reported across the island's west and south.
The entire island was evacuated late last year when the volcano at the island's centre erupted, blanketing the island in ash, suffocating crops and contaminating water.
The population returned when the eruption settled down after a month, but last night, the volcano's alert level was raised from level 2 to 3 -- what's called a "state of minor eruption."
The Geohazards Department's Melinda Aru said the volcano was showing increased activity and an exclusion zone had been extended to three kilometres around the crater lake.


West Indies Seismic Research Center monitor underwater volcano Kick 'em Jenny "due to increased activities" exclusion zone of 5 km/3.1miles
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The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) Monday said it had raised the alert level for the underwater volcano, Kick 'em Jenny from yellow to orange "due to increased activities".
NaDMA said that it had been working with the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in monitoring the situation and "with this increase in the alert level, ships and other marine operators are asked to observe the exclusion zone of 5 km/3.1miles". "NaDMA in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center will continue to monitor the activities of Kick em' Jenny and will update the public as necessary, the statement noted.


Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes causes panic after several shocks shook the volcano in just five minutes
Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, sparked fears of a fiery eruption on Thursday after a rapid succession of powerful tremors rocked the fiery mountain.
Residents of the ancient city of Catania on the eastern shores of Sicily were struck with panic after several shocks reverberated through Etna in just five minutes of each other.
The terrifying Etna which only sits 18miles from the coastal town was rocked by three shallow tremors on its southern slopes.
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) of Catania recorded the shocks in the early morning hours.
The strongest of the quakes, of magnitude 3.3, struck at 9.50am local time just over 4 miles north of Ragalna, a small commune southeast of Palermo.




The Philippines most active colossus the Mayon volcano blows red hot lava and clouds of ash erupting on seven separate periods in 24 hours
Credit The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Mayon volcano has continued to spew red-hot lava and clouds of ash into the air after it exploded seven times in just 24 hours as residents report the sound of rumbling from the towering crater for miles.
But the Philippines most active volcano shows no signs of letting up as officials revealed lava continued to flow from 7.19am on Thursday to 6am (local time) today erupting on seven separate periods during the timeframe.
The Mayon volcano, which stands at 8,077 foot tall, is one of the most active in the Philippines and has continued to erupt for weeks.


The Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica awakes erupting gases, ashes and incandescent fragments of fresh lava with a strombolian eruption phase
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The Turrialba Volcano in Cartago, Costa Rica had for the past weeks presented a diminished seismic activity and also a decreased degassification; however, the volcano raised its voice again this March 7th when it entered a strombolian eruption phase (relatively mild blasts).
The phase which began at 00:00 hours included the emission of gases, ashes and incandescent fragments of fresh lava which lasted through the first hours of the morning of this Wednesday. According to Dr Mauricio Mora from the National Seismology Network, a volcanic tremor (signal generated by the flow of fluids, water, gas of magma through the interior conducts of the volcano) was registered along with the activity.


Japanese Shinmoedake volcano eruption caused cancellation of flights after ash reached 3,650 metres in the peak's strongest eruption in seven years
A Japanese volcano which featured in a 1960s James Bond movie shot smoke and ash thousands of metres into the sky on Tuesday, prompting the cancellation of flights to and from a nearby airport, with the eruption likely to continue for some time.
Shinmoedake, in a largely rural area some 985 km (616 miles) from Tokyo on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, had been erupting on a smaller scale since March 1, when the entrance to the 1,421 metre-high peak was restricted.
Television footage showed smoke and ash billowing high into the sky, with lava visible deep inside a crater at the mountain, which featured in the 1967 James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice".


Mt.Shinmoe eruption on the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu Japan rains ash on nearby towns
Mt. Shinmoe on the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu erupted again Thursday less than five months after its last eruption, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The 1,421-meter high volcano straddling Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures erupted at around 11 a.m. and ash believed to have been spawn from the eruption was observed in the town of Takaharu, located east of the mountain, according to the agency.
Town officials confirmed the presence of fallen ash, while residents also reported the sighting of ash. The agency will dispatch its officials to the area to probe the situation, it said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage, according to police.




Mnt Sinabung continues to blow ash 5000 meters into the sky just 20km from a supervolcano capable of plunging the Earth into a year without summer.
Australians heading to Bali have been told they are unlikely to face any cancellations or delays even though airlines are on 'red notice' after Mount Sinabung, on the island of Sumatra, erupted again.
The regional volcanic ash advisory centre in Darwin has issued a red notice to airlines, which means the eruption is underway with significant emission of ash into the atmosphere.
However, a spokesperson from Jetstar told nine.com.au that flights heading to Bali are unaffected, although they will be closely monitoring the ash-clouds movement.
Billowing columns of ash shot more than 5000 meters into the atmosphere, but there were no fatalities or injuries reported as areas around the crater of the volcano, located about 1900km northwest of the capital Jakarta, have been off-limits for several years due to frequent volcanic activity.




Indonesian colossus Mount Sinabung erupts spewing ash and steam 16,400 feet into the sky
Indonesian colossus Mount Sinabung exploded this morning spewing ash and steam 16,400 feet into the Indonesian sky.
The spectacular eruption saw hot grey clouds rolling down the mountain's side.
According to The Independent, over 30,000 people have been forced to move away from homes near the mountain's base since the current series of eruptions began eight years ago.
The volcano's last spectacular eruption was in January this year.
So far, no fatalities or injuries have been reported this time, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
The stratovolcano first erupted in 2010, having previously lain dormant for four centuries, when an explosion killed two people. Sixteen were killed in a 2014 blast and seven more in 2016.




Bali's volatile Mount Agung volcano rumbles back to life and spews ash and steam 1.5km into the Indonesian sky
Bali's Mount Agung volcano erupted on Tuesday (Feb 13), but there was no damage and flights were unaffected.
Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said the volcano erupted at 11.49am local time, spewing ash as high as 1.5km above the crater.
The eruption lasted about 21 minutes.
"There was no follow-up eruption.
The exclusion zone is at a 4km radius," BNPB spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement.
Mount Agung lies some 70km from Bali's main airport Ngurah Rai and its top tourist areas, which attract some five million tourists annually.




The Costa Rica colossus Turrialba Volcano spews ash and steam 4,340 meters above sea level (14,235.2 ft.) after another important eruption
The Turrialba Volcano registered yet another important eruption, this Monday, February 12 at approximately 4:30 a.m. with a column that reached 1000 meters above the crater and 4,340 meters above sea level (14,235.2 ft.).
The emission of ash is continuous and of variable volume and has been constant for over one week now.
Ash is being dispersed by the winds to the southwest and several communities have reported ashfall in the entire metropolitan area (Cartago, Alajuela, Heredia, San Jose).
Health authorities in Costa Rica recommended preventive measures since last week in particular for the health problems that the small ash particles could cause to the sensitive population that suffer from respiratory or skin allergies, asthma and other particular health conditions.




Only 29 "confirmed" eruptions were recorded in 2017 the lowest count this century mirroring the lowest major quake total! A little weird?
It's incredible after all the reports I post per year of volcanic activity and eruption alerts that only 29 "confirmed" eruptions were recorded in 2017 but that is a fact according to the Smithsonian Institute the USGS of volcanoes.
2017's  total of 29 was 15 less than 2016's 44, 14 less than 2015's 43 and 9 less than 2014's 38.
Around 40 confirmed eruption is a yearly average in the 21st century with totals remaining pretty stable through the first 16 years with, just as with major quakes an unaccountable large drop-off in 2017.
Just as the major quake total of 2017 was the lowest this century, the confirmed eruption total for 2017 is the lowest number this century too, the highest being the 2004 total of 49.




Outflow of lava is at 2 million cubic meters per day and heading towards Legazpi City and Daraga town as Mount Mayon remains at danger level
The lava in one of the channels on Mount Mayon has advanced 300 meters since Friday according to the latest bulletin of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) released on Sunday at 8 a.m.
According to Phivolcs's latest 24-hour observation of Mayon's state of unrest, from four kilometers Friday, the lava has flowed to 4.3 kilometers on the Bonga-Buyuan Gully towards Legazpi City.
The lava flow on the Miisi Gully towards Daraga town, on the other hand, has reached 3.2 kilometers.





Another major quake and two major volcano explosions bringing the total to eleven volatile active colossi confirm The Pacific Ring is on Fire!
Pacific Ring Of Fire active volcanoes/Click on image to enlarge.
A magnitude 6.0 - 265km NE of Scott Island Bank, Antarctica this afternoon is yet another major quake on the Pacific Rim, is the 13th major quake this year and we are just into February and all of them except three, I believe, were along the ring of fire.







People warned to evacuate from Mexico's most active volcano Popocatepetl as it explodes an ash column higher than a mile into the sky
A giant volcano spewed a column of ash more than a mile into the sky after it exploded more than three times yesterday, as the Mexican government warns of an imminent eruption from towering Popocatepetl.
The 5,462m volcano, just 45 miles from the capital Mexico City, started erupting on Tuesday and agencies have now warned the public to stay at least 7.5miles away.
A column of ash soared roughly 1.24miles into the sky at 4.48pm local time yesterday.
Mexico's centre for disaster prevention has issued a yellow alert, meaning people need to prepare for a possible evacuation.





Guatemala colossus Volcan de Fuego ("Fire Volcano") spews an ash tower 1.7 kilometres into the sky less than 50km from 3 million people
Authorities in Guatemala issued an orange alert on Thursday (Feb 1) over an erupting volcano located a short distance from its capital.
Increased activity in the Volcan de Fuego ("Fire Volcano") overnight on Wednesday saw ash tower 1.7 kilometres into the sky and lava flows up to 500 metres down the crater's side, an emergency services spokesman, David de Leon, told reporters.
Schools near the volcano, which is 35 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City, have been shut.
The Volcan de Fuego, one of three active volcanos in Guatemala, triggered an alarm in September 2012 when it erupted, causing the evacuation of 10,000 residents living nearby.





Pacific Ring Of Fire Vanuatu Island volcano Gaua rumbles back to life in the South Pacific Ocean
Volcanic Activity at Gaua shows signs of imminent increase.
Its Volcanic Alert Level has moved from Level 1 to Level 2 .
Volcano activity at Gaua is in the level of major unrest state and its Alert Level is now at Level 2. Danger is restricted to visitors approaching the volcanic cone; Risk is around the volcanic cone. Latest observations done from December 2017 to January 2018 confirm that the activity consists of ongoing volcanic steam cloud which may content volcanic gases.
These observations and seismic analysis confirms that the volcano activity has increased to the major unrest state.
Visitors approaching the volcano may smell volcanic gases.
Alert Level for Gaua volcano was at Level 1 since 21st December 2010.




With 10.5 million cubic meters of pyroclastic material deposits volatile Mount Mayon continued its heightened activity with 3 eruptions in the night
State volcanologists detected three eruption episodes overnight as restive Mayon Volcano continued its heightened activity.
In a report on Super Radyo dzBB on Sunday morning, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Director Renato Solidum Jr. was quoted as saying that the eruption episodes were recorded beginning early Saturday evening and until early Sunday morning. PHIVOLCS data showed that the lava fountaining events were detected at 6:22 p.m.






80,000 people in a state of "zero visibility" explosion-type earthquakes nearly 60,000 evacuated as volatile Mount Mayon volcano prepares to blow
Authorities in the Philippines are warning people to stay clear of the volatile Mount Mayon volcano after multiple eruptions spread lava and ash for kilometres.
A thick column of ash streamed five kilometres into the air above the volcano, in Albay province in southeastern Luzon, and spread over neighbouring districts, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said in a statement Tuesday.







Mount Kusatsu-Shirane eruption kills1 and injures 11 some of them critical with at least 78 skiers still trapped as exploding rocks causes avalanche
A Japanese soldier has been killed in an avalanche which was caused by a volcano eruption in Japan
At least eleven other people were injured Tuesday, some of them critical in and around the volcanic eruption near a ski resort in central Japan, officials said.
Most of the injured were on the ski slopes, while some were in a gondola where glass was broken apparently by a flying rock, said Makoto Shinohara, an official in Kusatsu town.
The Japanese military said six soldiers who were among about 30 on ski training were buried by a nearby avalanche, but they were all rescued.




Mount Mayon the Philippines' most active volcano finally explodes thunderously: Explosion sent superheated lava, molten rocks and steam into the sky
The Philippines' most active volcano exploded thunderously Monday, sending a huge gray column of lava fragments, ash and steam into the sky and prompting authorities to warn that a violent eruption may be imminent.
The noontime explosion sent superheated lava, molten rocks and steam cascading down Mount Mayon's slopes and shrouded nearby villages in darkness, said Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology and other officials.
Authorities raised the alert level to four on a scale of five, which means an explosive eruption is possible within hours or days.
A danger zone around Mayon was expanded to 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the crater.





The Rabaul Volcanological Observatory Papua New Guinea claim activity on Kadovar island volcano remains "dynamic" white steam plume rising
Earthwindmap  showing Sulfur Dioxide Mass from the volcano
The tiny island off the north coast of PNG's mainland erupted earlier this month.
Over 600 residents were promptly evacuated from the island whose vegetation has been covered in ash.
The Rabaul Volcanological Observatory said activity on Kadovar remains "dynamic" and that a continuous white steam plume is rising from its southeast vent up to 800 meters above the island.





Central American colossus Turrialba Volcano is the third Costa Rican volcano to rumble back to life after mag 7.8 quake last week in Honduras
On Monday, January 15 at 4:11 a.m. the cameras of the National Seismology Network (RSN) recorded the moment of an eruption at the Turrialba Volcano that lasted for 14 minutes.
"Although the visibility was scarce, the surveillance camera of the National Seismology Network located closest to the active crater was able to partially capture the process.
It wasn't possible to estimate the height of the eruptive column", states the information posted by Dr. Mauricio Mora from the RSN.






Countdown! 35,000 people evacuated as Philippine province declared a state of calamity with a Mayon volcano eruption now imminent
A central Philippine province declared a state of calamity on Tuesday as a volcano spewed lava that reached the limits of a six-km radius no-go zone and spread ash on nearby farming villages.
Mount Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, continued to erupt on Tuesday forcing nearly 35,000 people to evacuate.
While the recent eruptions have been relatively weak, scientists warn that they could turn explosive at any time, according to the Associated Press.




Tsunami warning issued for eruption of volcano on Kadovar Island Papua New Guinea as explosion will trigger landslides into the sea
Earthwindmap showing Sulfur Dioxide surface mass
People in Papua New Guinea are being warned that an eruption of a volcano in the South Pacific nation could also cause a local tsunami.
The volcano on Kadovar Island has been erupting for more than a week, forcing 700 people to leave that island and 3,000 to be evacuated from nearby Biem Island.







12,000 flee as government officials declare Mayon volcano Philippines eruption is now imminent (Video)
12,000 flee the rumbling Mayon volcano in the Philippines as eruption now imminent according to government officials.
More than 12,000 people have been ordered to evacuate from a seven-kilometre (four mile) danger zone around the crater, as officials warned them of potentially destructive mudflows and toxic clouds.
The crater of a rumbling Philippine volcano was glowing bright red Monday, with vulcanologists warning it could erupt within days, sending thousands fleeing from their homes.




Nearly 2,000 people evacuated from Kadovar island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea after dormant volcano exploded on Friday
 A dormant volcano which is thought never to have erupted before begun erupting on January the 5th on the island of Kadovar off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea has now resulted in the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people to the wonderful sounding island of Blup Blup.
According to Reuters, the volcano exploded on Friday, blasting out glowing red rocks and sulphur dioxide, the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory said in a bulletin.
The PNG government then decided to evacuate Blup Blup as well because of issues with supplying people on the island along with the danger from the eruption.



Some kind of record? Mount Sinabung spew's ash and molton lava into the Indonesian sky is the fifth volcano in 24 hours showing increased activity.
It's the fifth volcano in 24 hours spewing ash and showing activity after  The Mayon volcano in the Philippines, Bali's Mount Agung, the Stromboli volcano Eolian Islands in Italy and the Tenorio volcano Costa Rica and the 7th in just over week when we add The Klyuchevskoy Volcano in the Kamchatka Region and a volcano eruption on Kadovar Island Papua New Guinea.
Mount Sinabung the Indonesian colossus has spewed ash steam and molton lava for the first time since October 2017.





It's the fourth volcano in 24 hours spewing ash and showing activity: The Philippine colossus Mayon volcano spews ash and smoke into the sky
It's the fourth volcano in 24 hours spewing ash and showing activity after Bali's Mount Agung, the Stromboli volcano Eolian Islands in Italy and the Tenorio volcano Costa Rica.
The Mayon volcano rained ash over the towns of Camalig and Guinobatan in Albay province on Saturday during a phreatic eruption, Albay's Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (Apsemo) said. The explosion occurred at 5:06 p.m. The explosion prompted the evacuation of residents in some barangays in the towns of Camalig and Guinobatan.



Days after zone was reduced from a radius of 10km Bali's Mount Agung erupt's again on Thursday spewing ash 2.5km into the Indonesian sky
Bali's Mount Agung erupted again on Thursday, sending thick ash and smoke up to 2.5km into the sky, according to Indonesian authorities.
The danger zone around the volcano remains at a radius of 6km from the crater, according to Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency.
The zone was reduced from a radius of 10km last week.
Nugroho said the volcano still shows a high intensity of volcanic activity, despite the shrinkage of the danger zone.




A very strong explosion witnessed at the Stromboli volcano Eolian Islands Italy
Reports are coming of an explosion at the Stromboli volcano on the Italian island of Ginostra, below is a report translated from Italian...
A very strong explosion seems to have occurred on the Stromboli volcano last night around 21:00 local time, friends of ours who are currently on the island of Ginostra, Italy reported.








Concern for two boats sent to rescue 500 villagers from Kadovar Island as sleeping volcano erupts on Kadovar Island Papua New Guinea
Two dinghies from Kopar village in Angoram district have been sent out to assist in evacuating the more than 500 people on Kadovar Island, East Sepik Province.
This follows the eruption of a sleeping volcano, which erupted at least 16 hours ago.
Kopar councillor Tom Kelly told this newsroom that the boats were sent out as soon as they noticed that something was wrong.







Off we go! The highest active volcano in Eurasia is the first volcano activity report of 2018 as The Klyuchevskoy Volcano spews ash 5.5 km high!
It's exciting, it's an old friend and it's the highest active volcano in Eurasia, the first volcano activity report of 2018...Off we go!
The Klyuchevskoy Volcano in the Kamchatka Region has been spewing up ash for three days in a row, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) at the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences told TASS on Friday. "The volcano emitted ash as high as 5.5 km [above sea level.] 




Kamchatka Volcano Russia rumbles back to life and blows ash and steam a massive 17 km into the sky
The Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka has spewed up ash as high as 17 km above sea level, subsequently sparking a new eruption, the third this year, the Kamchatka Branch of the Geophysical Service at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) told TASS on Wednesday.








The Reventador volcano Equador has exploded back to life! Ejecting lava bombs, ash clouds, and pyroclastic flows (Spectacular Video)
The Reventador volcano (3562m) is a rarely documented andesitic stratovolcano located in a horseshoe-shaped caldera in the Amazonian highlands of Ecuador.
Its massive explosive eruption of 2002 which was accompanied by pyroclastic flows threatened nearby oil pipelines.









Mount Sinabung spews ash 3 and a half Kilometres into the Indonesian Sky the third active volcano in the area
Indonesia's Sinabung volcano in northern Sumatra province erupted on Monday (Dec 18) spewing hot clouds of ash, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing an official monitoring the volcano.
The eruption took place at a 1.02pm local time and was accompanied by about 5 minutes of tremors around the area, the head of the Sinabung volcano monitoring post, Armen Putra, said.





Confirmed Volcanic Eruptions Stable This Century Averaging Around 40 Per Year
Although 2016 was a relatively average year for the world's active volcanoes, the activity that did take place was still spectacular.
Out of an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes, 44 erupted in 2016, spewing steam, ash, toxic gases, and lava.







Volcano eruptions of 2014 and all eruptions since 1600 to present
A total of 41 volcano eruptions where confirmed in the year 2014, which you can see on the wonderful graph below which falls into an average figure for the last 60 years or so.
The largest eruption of the year was the Kelut Volcano in Java, Indonesia measuring 4 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index, ( VEI).