Global Volcanism Program

Recent Bulletin Reports

Reventador | Daily explosions and ash plumes with incandescent block avalanches during August 2021-January 2022
Lewotolok | Strombolian activity persisted with ash plumes during August 2021-January 2022
Sangeang Api | Small ash plume on 17 February 2022
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai | Surtseyan explosions with eruption plumes during 14-15 January 2022
Etna | Strombolian activity, ash emissions to 10 km altitude, and lava flows at SEC through January 2022
La Palma | Phreatomagmatic and Strombolian activity, lava effusion, and ash plumes through mid-December 2021
Dukono | Continuing ash emissions, SO2 plumes, and thermal signals through March 2022
Fuego | Lava flows and pyroclastic flows affect multiple ravines in late September 2021
Ambae | Explosions on 5 December 2021
Saunders | Intermittent thermal anomalies and some gas-and-steam emissions during June 2020-January 2022
Aira | Minor ash emissions July-December 2021
Merapi | Dome growth, pyroclastic flows, lava avalanches, and ash emissions through February 2022
San Cristobal | Explosions and ash plumes during December 2021

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

Frequently Asked Questions (more questions are available)

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 1,350 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.

Site & Database News

8 June 2022 Database updated (4.11.0). Completed review of 2021 eruptions. Current eruptions updated through 5 June 2022. General updates to volcano data.

24 March 2022 Database updated (4.10.6). Current eruptions updated through 17 March 2022. General updates to volcano data.

31 January 2022 Database updated (4.10.5). Current eruptions updated through 27 January 2022. General updates to volcano data.

14 December 2021 Database updated (4.10.4). Current eruptions updated through 9 December 2021. General updates to volcano data.

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

New Activity / Highlights

Baluan

Karthala

Bezymianny

Izu-Torishima

Kussharo

Mandalagan

Irazu

Fremrinamar

Cerro Azul

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