Global Volcanism Program

Erebus | Lava lake remains active; most thermal alerts recorded since 2019
Rincon de la Vieja | Frequent phreatic explosions during July-December 2023
Bezymianny | Explosion on 18 October 2023 sends ash plume 8 km high; lava flows and incandescent avalanches
Kilauea | Low-level lava effusions in the lava lake at Halema’uma’u during July-December 2022
Nyamulagira | Lava flows and thermal activity during May-October 2023
Bagana | Explosions, ash plumes, ashfall, and lava flows during April-September 2023
Mayon | Lava flows, pyroclastic flows, ash emissions, and seismicity during April-September 2023
Nishinoshima | Eruption plumes and gas-and-steam plumes during May-August 2023
Krakatau | White gas-and-steam plumes and occasional ash plumes during May-August 2023
Villarrica | Strombolian activity, gas-and-ash emissions, and crater incandescence during April-September 2023
Merapi | Frequent incandescent avalanches during April-September 2023
Ebeko | Moderate explosive activity with ash plumes continued during June-November 2023

The Volcanoes of the World database is a catalog of Holocene and Pleistocene volcanoes, and eruptions from the past 12,000 years.

What volcanoes and volcanic regions form the "Pacific Ring of Fire"?
There are 713 Holocene volcanoes (56% of the 1,264 overall) in 41 different volcanic regions.
Which countries have the most volcanoes? | United States, Japan, Indonesia, Russia, Chile.
How many volcanoes are erupting? | 40-50 continuing eruptions at any given time.
How many Holocene volcanoes are there? | About 1,300 active in the past 12,000 years.
Has volcanic activity been increasing? | No.
What was erupting in the year...? | Range of 56-88 total eruptions per year since 1991.
What volcanoes have had the longest eruptions? | 101 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? | 187 volcanoes with significant activity or impacts.

6 May 2025 Database updated (5.2.8). Current eruptions updated through 2 May 2025. General updates to volcano data.

21 February 2025 Database updated (5.2.7). Current eruptions updated through 21 February 2025. General updates to volcano data.

5 February 2025 Database updated (5.2.6). General updates to volcano data.

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