Recent and Ongoing Activity
- These links lead to ground and satellite images, remote sensing interpretations, historical backgrounds and field updates of recent or ongoing volcanic activity.
Ruapehu Volcano, New Zealand June 1996 eruptions.
- Soufriere Hill, Montserrat, West Indies Continuing volcanic activity.
- Akutan Volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Increased seismic activity at historically active volcano.
- Popocatepetl Volcano, Central Mexico New eruptive activity.
- Komagatake Volcano, Southwest Hokkaido, Japan Phreatic activity.
- Small subaqueous eruption confirmed in Vanuatu Island Chain Aircraft and sea going vessel confirmation
- Karymsky Volcano, Kamchatkan Peninsula, Russia Eruption to 7,000 meters.
- Shishaldin Volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Pilot and satellite confirmation of eruption.
- Cerro Negro, Nicaragua Increased activity at the volcano, field reports
- Volcano Rincon de la Vieja Unconfirmed reports on new eruption.
- Northern Marianas Islands Ruby Seamount: Small subaqueous eruption, possible cone growth
- Bezymianny Volcano, Kamchatkan Peninsula, Russia
- Metis Shoal, Tonga (South Pacific)
- Information about the April-May 1995 eruptions.
- Fogo Caldera, SW Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean
- Information about the April-May 1995 eruptions.
- Rabaul Caldera, Papua New Guinea
- Information concerning the September 1994 eruptions and current status.
- Klyuchevskoi Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia
- Satellite images, and historical information (including the September-October 1994 eruptions).
- Popocatepetl, Mexico - late December 1994 awakening.
- Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia
- Information concerning the November 1994 eruption.
Minor Events Around the World
- To read about the latest global volcanism around the world visit the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Network. Released monthly, GVN bullitens contain reports and figures from observatories and scientists from around the world. Monthly reports can be found under "Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network".
- Bulusan, Philippines
- Late January/early February activity.
- Galapagos, Fernandina
- Late February activity (added 02/24/95)
- Charles Darwin Research Station With updates on the volcanic activity. Operational hours 06:00 - 22:00 GMT-6 (1200Z-0400Z) Connection at 2400bps.
- GVN Reports
- Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, no. 1, January 1995 Lava escapes on SW flank and flows 5 km to enter the ocean
- Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, no. 2, February 1995 Flank eruption slows but continues until at least 19 March
- Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, no. 3, March 1995 Lava enters the sea at three locations; ejections from lava lake
- Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, no. 5, May 1995 Eruption ends in early April
- Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, no. 8, August 1995 Now-cooling lava and the eruption's impact on plants and animals
- Barren Island
- Aoba (Ambae), Vanuatu Islands
- Parker Volcano, Southern Mindanao, Philippines
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