Stromboli, a small island north of Sicily, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and famous for its normally small, but regular explosions throwing out glowing lava from several vents ...

Tenerife is the largest volcanic complex in the Canary Islands, formed from multiple overlapping stratovolcanoes and associated vents. Teide rises to 3,715 m within the 10 x 17 km Las Cañadas caldera.

The Central Virunga Volcanic Field is a roughly 12 km-long ridge of numerous small cones along the DR Congo–Rwanda border, between the Visoke and Sabinyo edifices. The field lies within the Albertine ...

... [show all] ...20 Sep 21:06: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 16.00 km (from 6.2 to 9.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.6 km (1.6 mi) towards NNW.

Earthquakes often precede volcano eruptions, sometimes only by hours and other times by several months. While most seismic activity related to volcanoes is not necessarily followed by an eruption, ...

Atitlán rises to 3,535 m beside Lake Atitlán in the Guatemalan highlands, with neighboring Tolimán forming part of the lake's volcanic backdrop. It is the tallest of three large stratovolcanoes built ...

Light volcano-tectonic unrest continues: A new cluster of small earthquakes under the eastern central part of Santorini has shown up in recent days. The quakes, mostly smaller than magnitude 3, are ...

Terceira is a volcanic island in Portugal's Azores, shaped by several volcanic centres and a fissure zone crossing the island. Its activity during the past 10,000 years has ranged from lava flows and ...

Active volcanoes in China Did you know that there are at least 15 active volcanoes in China? The last eruption was from the Kunlun volcano in 1951.

Papandayan is an active stratovolcano in Indonesia's Sunda Volcanic Arc, distinguished by four large summit craters, sulfur-coated fumaroles and an uneven profile shaped by repeated collapses. Its ...

Taupo, the most active rhyolitic volcano of the Taupo volcanic zone, is a large, roughly 35-km-wide caldera with poorly defined margins. It is a type example of an "inverse volcano" that slopes inward ...

Kilauea volcano on Hawaii is the world's most active volcano, followed by Etna in Italy and Piton de la Fournaise on La Réunion island. After that, it is difficult to decide the exact order on the ...