Sakurajima Volcano in Japan erupts for 500th time this year! 20 Aug 2013 | 12:22 pm

Sakurajima Volcano, located in southern Japan about 950 km from Tokyo (see map below), erupted for the 500th time this August, 2013. The explosive eruption of Mt Sakurajima, a 1117-meter peak, left th...

Amazing images of Pavlof Volcano erupting in Alaska! 24 May 2013 | 10:23 pm

These pictures of Pavlof Volcano in Alaska were not taken by satellite, but rather were taken by astronauts living on board the International Space Station on May 18, 2013. Pavlof volcano is located i...

Activity in Kamchatka 28 Jan 2013 | 07:42 am

Four active volcanoes located on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia were caught erupting simultaneously on January 11, 2013! This is no real suprise as the Kamchatka Peninsula has the highest concentra...

Activity at Tungurahua Volcano, Ecuador 4 Sep 2012 | 08:57 pm

There has been an increase in activity at Tungurahua volcano, a steep-sided, 16,479-foot stratovolcano located in Ecuador in August 2012. The volcano is one of Ecuador's most active volcanoes (the vol...

Cleveland Volcano Explosively Erupts in Alaska 21 Jun 2012 | 03:11 am

Cleveland Volcano, a 5,676 foot tall remote volcano in the Aleutians recently erupted explosively to shoot a thin cloud of ash several miles into the sky. The activity was reported by the Alaska Volca...

Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano Shows Recent Activity 18 Apr 2012 | 10:34 am

Popocatepetl volcano in central Mexico showed recent activity that has people in the area on high alert. The volcano lies around 50 miles to the southeast of Mexico City and is clearly visible t...

Mexico 18 Apr 2012 | 09:38 am

Keep an Eye on Volcanic Activity at Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia! 5 Apr 2012 | 11:31 am

Nevado del Ruiz, a broad, glacier-covered stratovolcano in Colombia, South America, most known for its eruption in 1985 that killed ~25,000 people, has seen recent volcanic activity over the past few ...

Cleveland Stratovolcano Continues to Erupt 12 Mar 2012 | 03:26 pm

Satellite image courtesy of AVO/USGS. This satellite radar image is of Mount Cleveland stratovolcano that is located 940 miles south...

Rapid Inflation at Uturuncu 23 Nov 2011 | 08:38 am

Several news agencies around the world have picked up on the story that Uturuncu volcano is rapidly inflating.  Recent INSAR studies have shown that Uturuncu is inflating at a rate of 1 to 2 cm per...