Global Volcanism Program

Ebeko | Moderate explosive activity with ash plumes continued during June-November 2023
Yasur | Gas-and-ash explosions, SO2 plumes, and thermal anomalies continue through October 2023
Barren Island | Strong thermal activity during April 2023
Ruby | Submarine eruption during 14-16 September 2023
Stromboli | Explosions, spattering, and lava flows during May-August 2023
Dukono | Continuing SO2 plumes and thermal anomalies; strong ash emissions in October-November 2023
Ibu | Eruption continued during June-November 2023, with persistent ash explosions and thermal anomalies
Sangay | Explosions, gas-and-ash emissions, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows during March-August 2023
Piton de la Fournaise | New eruption characterized by lava fountains and flows during July-August 2023
Poas | Small phreatic eruptions during July-September 2023
Great Sitkin | Slow lava effusion in summit crater continued during May-October 2023
Nyiragongo | Ongoing lava lake activity in the summit crater through September 2023
Dempo | Weak explosions, some with ash, from the crater lake during July and August 2023

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

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 1,300 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.

5 February 2025 Database updated (5.2.6). General updates to volcano data.

23 December 2024 Database updated (5.2.5). Current eruptions updated through 23 December 2024. General updates to volcano data.

21 October 2024 Database updated (5.2.4). Current eruptions updated through 16 October 2024. General updates to volcano data.

20 September 2024 Database updated (5.2.3). General updates to volcano data. Published Volcanic Regions list.

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