List of currently erupting volcanoes

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As of November 8, 2021, 48 volcanos around the world are in a state of eruption or have not been confirmed to have stopped erupting.

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Current volcanic eruptions [1]
VolcanoLocationVolcano typeStart of eruptionContinuing as of Volcanic Explosivity Index
Kilauea United States Shield volcano September 29, 2021October 14, 2021
Cumbre Vieja Spain Stratovolcano September 19, 2021October 14, 2021
Pavlof United States Stratovolcano August 5, 2021October 14, 2021
Copahue Chile, Argentina Stratovolcano July 2, 2021October 12, 2021
Rincon de la Vieja Costa Rica Stratovolcano June 28, 2021October 14, 2021
Great Sitkin United States Stratovolcano May 25, 2021October 14, 2021
Semisopochnoi United States Stratovolcano February 2, 2021 ± 2 daysOctober 14, 2021
Merapi Indonesia Stratovolcano December 31, 2020October 14, 20211
San Cristobal Nicaragua Stratovolcano December 27, 2020 (approx.)October 3, 20213
Lewotolok Indonesia Stratovolcano November 27, 2020October 14, 20212
Sinabung Indonesia Stratovolcano August 8, 2020October 14, 20213
Karymsky Russia Stratovolcano April 1, 2020October 14, 20213
Sarychev Peak Russia Stratovolcano February 29, 2020 ± 1 daySeptember 30, 20211
Sangay Ecuador Stratovolcano March 26, 2019October 14, 20212
Tinakula Solomon Islands Stratovolcano December 8, 2018 (approx.)October 13, 20212
Karangetang Indonesia Stratovolcano November 25, 2018October 15, 20212
Nyamulagira Democratic Republic of the Congo Stratovolcano April 18, 2018October 4, 20210
Kadovar Papua New Guinea Stratovolcano January 5, 2018October 14, 20212
Ol Doinyo Lengai Tanzania Stratovolcano April 9, 2017October 15, 20210
Sakurajima (Aira Caldera) Japan Stratovolcano March 25, 2017October 14, 20211
Sabancaya Peru Stratovolcano November 6, 2016October 14, 20213
Ebeko Russia Stratovolcano October 20, 2016October 14, 20212
Nevados de Chillan Chile Stratovolcano January 8, 2016October 14, 20212
Langila Papua New Guinea Stratovolcano October 22, 2015 (approx.)October 14, 20212
Masaya Nicaragua Shield volcano October 3, 2015September 30, 20211
Tofua Tonga Stratovolcano October 2, 2015October 15, 20210
Pacaya Guatemala Stratovolcano June 7, 2015 ± 1 dayOctober 14, 20211
Villarrica Chile Stratovolcano December 2, 2014 ± 7 daysOctober 12, 20211
Nevado del Ruiz Colombia Stratovolcano November 18, 2014October 14, 20212
Saunders South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Stratovolcano November 12, 2014October 7, 20211
Manam Papua New Guinea Stratovolcano June 29, 2014October 15, 20212
Semeru Indonesia Stratovolcano April 1, 2014 ± 15 daysOctober 14, 20213
Etna Italy Stratovolcano September 3, 2013October 14, 20212
Bezymianny Russia Stratovolcano May 21, 2010 (approx.)October 15, 20213
Reventador Ecuador Stratovolcano July 27, 2008October 14, 20212
Ibu Indonesia Stratovolcano April 5, 2008October 14, 20211
Popocatepetl Mexico Stratovolcano January 9, 2005October 14, 20212
Suwanosejima Japan Stratovolcano October 23, 2004October 14, 20212
Nyiragongo Democratic Republic of the Congo Shield volcano May 17, 2002 (approx.)October 9, 20212
Fuego Guatemala Stratovolcano January 4, 2002October 14, 20213
Bagana Papua New Guinea Lava cone February 28, 2000 (approx.)October 15, 20212
Sheveluch Russia Stratovolcano August 15, 1999October 14, 20214
Erebus Antarctica Stratovolcano December 16, 1972 (in or before) ± 15 daysOctober 15, 20212
Erta Ale Ethiopia Shield volcano July 2, 1967October 15, 20210
Stromboli Italy Stratovolcano February 2, 1934October 14, 20212
Dukono Indonesia Stratovolcano August 13, 1933October 14, 20213
Santa Maria Guatemala Stratovolcano June 22, 1922October 14, 20213
Yasur Vanuatu Stratovolcano July 2, 1774 (in or before) ± 182 daysOctober 14, 20213

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Volcanic Explosivity Index Qualitative scale for explosiveness of volcanic eruptions

The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) is a relative measure of the explosiveness of volcanic eruptions. It was devised by Chris Newhall of the United States Geological Survey and Stephen Self at the University of Hawaii in 1982.

Active volcano

An active volcano is a volcano which is either erupting or is likely to erupt in the future. An active volcano which is not currently erupting is known as a dormant volcano.

Mount Iliamna

Mount Iliamna is a glacier-covered stratovolcano in the largely volcanic Aleutian Range in southwest Alaska. Located in the Chigmit Mountain subrange in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, the 10,016-foot (3,053 m) volcano lies approximately 134 miles (215 km) southwest of Anchorage on the west side of lower Cook Inlet. It is the 25th most prominent peak in the United States.

Reventador

Reventador is an active stratovolcano which lies in the eastern Andes of Ecuador. It lies in a remote area of the national park of the same name, which is Spanish for "exploder". Since 1541, it has erupted over 25 times, although its isolated location means that many of its eruptions have gone unreported.

Semeru Stratovolcano in Indonesia

Semeru, or Mount Semeru, is an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia. It is located in the subduction zone, where the Indo-Australia plate subducts under the Eurasia plate. It is the highest mountain on the island of Java. This stratovolcano is also known as Mahameru, meaning "The Great Mountain" in Sanskrit. The name derived from the Hindu cosmology's mountain of Meru or Sumeru, the abode of gods.

Peléan eruption Pyroclastic volcanic eruption due to a viscous siliceous magma

Peléan eruptions are a type of volcanic eruption. They can occur when viscous magma, typically of rhyolitic or andesitic type, is involved, and share some similarities with Vulcanian eruptions. The most important characteristic of a Peléan eruption is the presence of a glowing avalanche of hot volcanic ash, called a pyroclastic flow. Formation of lava domes is another characteristic. Short flows of ash or creation of pumice cones may be observed as well.

Lava lake Molten lava contained in a volcanic crater

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Ebeko

Ebeko is a highly active somma volcano located on the northern end of Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. It is one of the most active volcanoes of the Kuril Islands. Eleven eruptions have been recorded between 1793 and 1991. Most of the eruptions are small (VEI=1) with the exception of the 1859 eruption (VEI=3). Most eruptions were phreatic and explosive.

Calbuco (volcano)

Calbuco is a stratovolcano in southern Chile, located southeast of Llanquihue Lake and northwest of Chapo Lake, in the Los Lagos Region, and close to the cities of Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt. With an elevation of 2,015 meters above sea level, the volcano and the surrounding area are protected within the Llanquihue National Reserve.

Telica (volcano)

Telica is a stratovolcano, one of several volcanoes of the Nicaraguan volcanic front. It is located in Telica municipality, in the León department of Nicaragua. One of Nicaragua's most active volcanoes, Telica has erupted frequently, and ash from those frequent eruptions keeps the slopes of its cone bare of vegetation.

Global Volcanism Program American research program

The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) documents Earth's volcanoes and their eruptive history over the past 10,000 years. The GVP reports on current eruptions from around the world as well as maintaining a database repository on active volcanoes and their eruptions. In this way, a global context for the planet's active volcanism is presented. Smithsonian reporting on current volcanic activity dates back to 1968, with the Center for Short-Lived Phenomena (CSLP). The GVP is housed in the Department of Mineral Sciences, part of the National Museum of Natural History, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The Jolo Group of Volcanoes, more commonly referred to as the Jolo Group, are an active group of volcanoes in the island of Jolo in Southern Philippines. The Global Volcanism Program lists Jolo as one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines while the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) collectively list the group as Bud Dajo, one of the cinder cones on the island.

References

  1. "Global Volcanism Program | Current Eruptions". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2021-11-08.