Global Volcanism Program

Recent Bulletin Reports

Nyiragongo | Lava lake persists during June-November 2019
Ebeko | Frequent moderate explosions, ash plumes, and ashfall continue through November 2019
Nevado del Ruiz | Intermittent ash plumes with significant gas and steam emissions during January 2016-December 2017
Sabancaya | Explosions, ash and SO₂ plumes, thermal anomalies, and lava dome growth during June-November 2019
Karangetang | Lava flows, strong thermal anomalies, gas-and-steam emissions, and ash plumes during May-November 2019
Ulawun | New vent, lava fountaining, lava flow, and ash plumes in late September-October 2019
Nyamuragira | Strong thermal anomalies and fumaroles within the summit crater during June-November 2019
Bagana | Intermittent gas-and-steam emissions and thermal anomalies during June-November 2019
Kerinci | Intermittent gas-and-steam and ash plumes during June-early November 2019
Bezymianny | Lava dome growth, ongoing thermal anomalies, moderate gas-steam emissions, June-November 2019
Mayon | Gas-and-steam plumes and summit incandescence during May-October 2019
Merapi | Low-volume dome growth continues during April-September 2019 with rockfalls and small block-and-ash flows

The Volcanoes of the World database is a catalog of Holocene and Pleistocene volcanoes, and eruptions from the past 10,000 years.

Frequently Asked Questions (more questions are available)

How many active volcanoes are there? | 40-50 ongoing eruptions at any given time.
Has volcanic activity been increasing? | No.
What was erupting in the year...? | Range of 56-88 total eruptions per year since 1994.
What volcanoes have had the longest eruptions? | 91 eruptions 5 years or longer.
What volcanoes have the most people living nearby? | 10 have >1 million people within 5 km.
What volcanoes are the most noteworthy? | 185 volcanoes with significant activity or impacts.

Site & Database News

20 February 2020 Database updated (4.8.6). General updates to volcano data. Current eruptions updated through 20 February 2020.

30 December 2019 Database updated (4.8.5). General updates to volcano data. Current eruptions updated through 30 December 2019. Updated captions for 850 volcano photo gallery images.

19 November 2019 Database updated (4.8.4). General updates to volcano data, including the addition of three Icelandic volcanoes to the Holocene list split off from larger systems. Current eruptions updated through 1 November 2019.

18 September 2019 Database updated (4.8.3). General updates to volcano data. Current eruptions updated through 13 September 2019.

E3 Web Application

The "Eruptions, Earthquakes, & Emissions" web application (or "E3") is a time-lapse animation of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes since 1960. It also shows volcanic gas emissions (sulfur dioxide, SO₂) since 1978 — the first year satellites were available to provide global monitoring of SO₂.

Who We Are

The mission of GVP is to document, understand, and disseminate information about global volcanic activity.

New Activity / Highlights

Rabaul

San Quintin Volcanic Field

Iyang-Argapura

Soufriere Hills

Belknap

Huequi

Churchill

Kinenin

Adwa

Recent Bulletin Reports

Frequently Asked Questions (more questions are available)

Site & Database News

E3 Web Application

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