Global Volcanism Program

Recent Bulletin Reports

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
Manam | Significant eruption on 28 June produced an ash plume up to 15.2 km and pyroclastic flows
Tangkuban Parahu | Phreatic eruption on 27 July followed by intermittent explosions through to 17 September 2019
Sheveluch | Frequent ash explosions and lava dome growth continue through October 2019
Piton de la Fournaise | Three brief eruptive events in July, August, and October 2019
Agung | Quiet returns after explosions on 10 and 13 June 2019
Copahue | New ash emissions begin in early August; intermittent and ongoing through October 2019
Turrialba | Activity diminishes during March-October 2019, but small ash emissions continue

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

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.

6 August 2019 Database updated (4.8.2). General updates to volcano data.

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

Nevis Peak

Sumisujima

Hokkaido-Komagatake

Wrangell

Coatepeque Caldera

Shasta

Tolhuaca

Pinatubo

Nevado del Sajama

Recent Bulletin Reports

Frequently Asked Questions (more questions are available)

Site & Database News

E3 Web Application

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