In 2022, the eruption and collapse of an underwater volcano in Tonga caused a devastating tsunami that killed four people, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the summer of 1991, Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, self-destructed. The eruption started on June 12, and three days later it ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

A Caribbean volcano responsible for one of the deadliest eruptions in history has shown a spike in seismic activity, sparking concerns that it could potentially blow again. Situated on the Caribbean ...

By observing the tree-ring-like growth records present in volcanic crystals, geologists are able to track volcanic activity ...

Kilauea volcano eruption 2026: HVO warns Episode 55 lava fountaining could begin within one day, but continuous summit tremor ...

Kīlauea has drawn huge crowds since December 2024 to witness the episodic lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at the ...

This culminated in a magnitude 4.8 earthquake, the largest recorded at Yellowstone since 1975. Shortly after, the uplift ...

Magma moving beneath a volcano can make the ground rise, sink or shift sideways. Measuring these changes gives scientists ...

A pair of volcanoes erupted today in Asia, one in Japan and another in Indonesia, and photographers in both countries have been sharing harrowing photos of the incidents. Sakurajima volcano erupted ...

Learn about the recent volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono in Indonesia, and find out why Indonesia has such a high number of active volcanoes. A volcanic eruption at Indonesia’s Mount Dukono has rocked ...

Huge volcano eruption disrupts flights for 270,000 passengers across Indonesia - More than a dozen flights to and from Bali's main airport have been affected, while eight airports across Indonesia wer ...