Global Volcanism Program

Recent Bulletin Reports

Barren Island | Thermal anomalies and ash emissions persist during March-August 2021
Copahue | Notable ash plume on 10 August 2021; frequent SO2 emissions and nighttime incandescence
Karymsky | Ash explosions during June-October 2021
Manam | Explosion on 20 October 2021 included a strong ash plume and debris flow
Ol Doinyo Lengai | Ongoing crater activity with strong thermal anomalies during late August 2021
Pavlof | Intermittent minor explosions and gas-and-ash emissions during August-October 2021
Kavachi | Discolored water plumes observed in satellite imagery during October 2021
Pagan | Gas-and-ash plumes during 1-6 September 2021
Krysuvik-Trolladyngja | Lava fountaining and flows persist during May-September 2021
Chirinkotan | Explosions and intermittent ash plumes during August 2021
Turrialba | Small phreatic explosions in June and July 2021
Nishinoshima | Ash eruptions during 14-15 August 2021
Taal | Phreatomagmatic eruptions during early July 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, Indonesia, Japan, 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

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

15 October 2021 Database updated (4.10.3). Current eruptions updated through 15 October 2021. General updates to volcano data.

24 August 2021 Database updated (4.10.2). Current eruptions updated through 19 August 2021. General updates to volcano data. Major update to Sredinny Range and South Kamchatka, where 41 volcanoes were changed from Holocene to Pleistocene.

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

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