Global Volcanism Program

IotoNew eruption with discolored water, ejecta, and floating pumice during October-December 2023
PuraceGas-and-ash emission on 16 November 2023
SuwanosejimaEruption plumes, crater incandescence, and occasional explosions during July-October 2023
EtnaStrombolian explosions, lava fountains, and lava flows during July-August 2023
AiraExplosions, ash plumes, ash fall, and crater incandescence during July-October 2023
NishinoshimaGray emissions during October 2023
KilaueaStrong lava fountains, lava flows, and spatter at Halema’uma’u during January-September 2023
TinakulaContinued lava flows and thermal activity during June through November 2023
FuegoDaily explosions, gas-and-ash plumes, and block avalanches during August-November 2023
Santa MariaContinuing lava effusion, explosions, ash plumes, and pyroclastic flows during August-November 2023
KarangetangIncandescent avalanches, pyroclastic flows, and ash plumes during July-September 2023
LangilaIntermittent thermal activity and few ash plumes during April-October 2023
LewotolokFrequent ash plumes and thermal activity persist during May-October 2023
Home ReefNew eruption with ash plumes and island growth during October 2023
SabancayaFrequent explosions, gas-and-ash plumes, and thermal activity during May-October 2023

What volcanoes and volcanic regions form the "Pacific Ring of Fire"? There are 700 Holocene volcanoes (56% of the total) 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 1,249 active in the past 12,000 years.
Has volcanic activity been increasing? No.
What was erupting in the year...? Range of 64-89 (average 78) total eruptions in each year since 2000 (including ongoing activity counted in multiple years), with an average of 36 for both new and ended eruptions.
What volcanoes have had the longest eruptions? There have been 106 eruptions lasting 5 years or longer; Yasur (Vanuatu) may have been erupting for over 750 years.
What volcanoes have the most people living nearby? Ten have over 1 million people within 5 km.
What volcanoes are the most noteworthy? There are 142 volcanoes with notable known activity or impacts (major eruption, multiple large eruptions, high fatality eruption, frequently active, significant lava effusion).

18 August 2025 Public launch of the Smithsonian / USGS Daily Volcanic Activity Report, a cooperative project between the USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP) and GVP. Concise daily volcanic activity summaries are published Monday through Friday and describe volcanic activity that has occurred and been reported by volcano observatories or other authoritative agencies during the preceding ~24 hours. The report is underpinned by a VDAP database, E-Chron, that archives volcanic activity for eruption forecast analyses, and presented with content from the GVP Volcanoes of the World Database.
6 August 2025 Minor updates to volcano data for Kamchatka Peninsula. Added two eruptions since 17 July update.
17 July 2025 Database updated (5.3.0). Completed review of 2024 eruptions. Current eruptions updated through 17 July 2025. General updates to volcano data.