Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program: Worldwide Holocene Volcano and Eruption Information

Recent Bulletin Reports

Tinakula | Thermal anomalies in satellite data December 2018-June 2019; ship visit January 2019
Piton de la Fournaise | Eruptive episodes in February-March and June 2019; multiple fissures and lava flows
Semeru | Decreased activity after October 2018
Heard | Thermal hotspots continue during October 2018-March 2019 at the summit and on the upper flanks
Dukono | Numerous ash explosions from October 2018 through March 2019
Rincon de la Vieja | Occasional weak phreatic explosions continue through February 2019
Turrialba | Frequent passive ash emissions continue through February 2019
San Cristobal | Weak ash explosions in January and March 2019
Semisopochnoi | Minor ash explosions during September and October 2018
Asosan | Multiple brief ash emission events during April and May 2019; minor ashfall in adjacent villages
Nyamuragira | Lava lake reappears in central crater in April 2018; activity tapers off during April 2019
Tengger Caldera | New explosions with ash plumes from Bromo Cone mid-February-April 2019

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

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

11 July 2019 Database updated (4.8.1). Current eruptions updated through 11 July 2019.

5 July 2019 Added another 800 scanned maps to the website, for a total of 3,728 now available through the volcano profile pages.

27 June 2019 Press Release from Bulletin of Volcanology about renewed activity at Ubinas.

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

Coatepeque Caldera

Cinnamon Butte

Pagan

Koranga

Bibinoi

Guagua Pichincha

Krafla

Talang

Gamalama

Recent Bulletin Reports

Frequently Asked Questions (more questions are available)

Site & Database News

E3 Web Application

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