Iceland’s volcanoes erupt continuously, but there are many others currently erupting around the globe.
Hundreds and hundreds of active volcanoes are scattered across planet Earth, but only a small number are currently in the grip of a violent eruptive episode. Although it is difficult to predict when a volcano might explode, geologists are constantly watching for ones that are already very active and ready to erupt.
What volcanoes are constantly erupting
There are about 1,350 potentially active volcanoes worldwide, of which about 170 are found in the US or its territories, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). An abundance of these lie along the “Ring of Fire” around the Pacific, where the collision of tectonic plates leads to intense seismic activity.
The vast majority of these active volcanoes are not currently erupting. However, the few that do erupt will be detailed in the Volcanic Activity Weekly Report, a cooperative project between the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program and the USGS’s Volcanic Hazards Program.
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The latest report, published on November 14, 2023, indicates that 19 volcanoes are in a state of active eruption, almost daily. Below is a list of those volcanoes with the most recent eruption.
Reykjanes în Peninsula Reykjanes, Iceland
Aira in Kyushu, Japan
Dukono in Halmahera, Indonesia
Ebeko in Paramushir Island, Russia
Etna in Sicily
Fuego in Guatemala
Great Sitkin in the Andreanof Islands, USA
Lewotolok in Lembata Island in Indonesia
Mayon in Luzon, Philippines
Merapi in Central Java
Popocatepetl in Mexico
Rincón de la Vieja in Costa Rica
Santa María in southwestern Guatemala
Semeru in East Java
Sheveluch in Central Kamchatka, Russia
Shishaldin in the Fox Islands, SUASuwanosejima in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Taal in Luzon, Philippines
Villarrica in central Chile
Volcanoes continue to erupt
This is only a small fragment of volcanic eruptions around the world. Overall, 46 volcanoes are considered to be in a “state of continuous eruption,” defined as experiencing eruptive events at least once every three months without a break. These include:
Ulawun, Papua New Guinea
Shishaldin, SUA
Ubinas, Peru
Klyuchevskoy, Russia
Mayon, Philippines
Kikai, Japan
Etna, Italy
Nishinoshima, Japan
Ebeko, Russia
Kavachi, Solomon Islands
Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica
Krakatoa, Indonesia
Great Sitkin, SUA
Merapi, Indonesia
Lewotolok, Indonesia
Branch, Ecuador
Tinakula, Insulele Solomon
Karangetang, Indonesia
Nyamulagira, RD Congo
Semeru, Indonesia
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania
Aira, Japan
Bezymianny, Rusia
Sabancaya, Peru
Langila, Papua New Guinea
Masaya, Nicaragua
Tofua, Tonga
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Villarrica, Chile
Nevado del Ruiz, Columbia
Saunders, South Sandwich Islands (technically UK)
Manam, Papua New Guinea
Heard, Australia
Reventador, Ecuador
Mother, Indonesia
Popocatepetl, Mexic
Suwanosejima, Japan
Nyiragongo, RD Congo
Fire, Guatemala
Bagana, Papua New Guinea
Sheveluch, Russia
Erebus, Antarctica
Erta Ale, Ethiopia
Stromboli, Italy
Dukon, Indonesia
Santa Maria, Guatemala
Yasur, Vanuatu
