Active volcanoes

Volcanic activity reported in the last 30 days, most significant first. Eruptions run for weeks or months, so this window is wider than the other pages here.

Which volcanoes are erupting right now?

9 volcanoes have been recorded in the last 30 days. The most significant is Great Sitkin — Volcano Alert Level WATCH.

Counted over the last 30 days, ending now. Updated automatically as sources publish.

Volcanoes in the last 30 days

Ordered by severity, strongest first — not by how recently they arrived. Each entry says which source published it and whether that source rated the severity itself.

Great Sitkin — Volcano Alert Level WATCH Severe Volcanic Activity United States active via USGS_VOLCANO 23 hr ago Philippines: Eruption Kanlaon Severe Volcanic Activity Philippines monitoring via GDACS Oct 10, 2026 Philippines: Eruption Taal Severe Volcanic Activity Philippines closed via GDACS Oct 8, 2026 Kilauea — Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY Moderate Volcanic Activity United States active via USGS_VOLCANO 21 hr ago Shishaldin — Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY Moderate Volcanic Activity United States active via USGS_VOLCANO 23 hr ago Ahyi Seamount — Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY Moderate Volcanic Activity United States active via USGS_VOLCANO 3 days ago Gareloi — Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY Moderate Volcanic Activity United States closed via USGS_VOLCANO Oct 5, 2026 Italy: Eruption Etna Minor Volcanic Activity Italy closed via GDACS Sep 27, 2026 Russia: Eruption Chikurachki Minor Volcanic Activity Russia closed via GDACS Sep 21, 2026

What this page counts

Between forty and fifty volcanoes are erupting on any given day, most of them continuously and without consequence for anybody. What reaches this list is activity a monitoring body thought worth reporting, which is a much smaller number and is not the same thing as a list of every erupting volcano.

This site does not issue volcanoes

Volcanic alert levels are set by national observatories and aviation colour codes by Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres. Exclusion zones are enforced by local authorities, not decided here.

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Ashfall protection, exclusion zones, lahars and pyroclastic flows, and evacuation planning near active volcanoes.

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Questions

Which volcanoes are erupting right now?

9 volcanoes have been recorded in the last 30 days. The most significant is Great Sitkin — Volcano Alert Level WATCH. Between forty and fifty volcanoes are erupting on any given day, most of them continuously and without consequence for anybody. What reaches this list is activity a monitoring body thought worth reporting, which is a much smaller number and is not the same thing as a list of every erupting volcano.

Does this site issue volcanoes?

No. Volcanic alert levels are set by national observatories and aviation colour codes by Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres. Exclusion zones are enforced by local authorities, not decided here.