Check active volcanoes today, elevated official alerts and recent volcanic activity worldwide.
Volcanoes with elevated volcanic alerts today
Last status update: 12/11/2026 22:44 UTC
World map of active volcanoes
Map of volcanoes with recent official statuses.
Volcanic alerts and latest official bulletins
| Volcano | GDE status | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Aira (桜島)🇯🇵 Western Pacific Volcanic Regions, Japan | GDE status: 🟡 Elevated activity · Volcano access restrictions | JMA · source |
| Asosan (阿蘇山)🇯🇵 Western Pacific Volcanic Regions, Japan | GDE status: 🟡 Elevated activity · Crater area restrictions | JMA · source |
| Banda Api🇮🇩 Sunda-Banda Volcanic Regions, Indonesia | GDE status: 🟡 Elevated activity | PVMBG · source |
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Historical volcanic eruptions
Smithsonian GVP worldwide Holocene eruption catalog, displayed chronologically without GDE importance selection.
11.089 displayed records · Smithsonian GVP · Snapshot retrieved: 2026-11-06 06:17:33 UTC
| Start | End | Volcano / country | VEI | GVP certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872-07-02 ±4 years ±182 days | — | Bam 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 3 | Confirmed |
| 1872-07-02 ±182 days | — | Karthala NW flank (Diboini Plateau) 🇰🇲 Comoros GVP: Union of the Comoros | 2 | Confirmed |
| 1872-07-02 [?] ±182 days | — | Bardarbunga Volcano Uncertain: Dyngjuhals ? 🇮🇸 Iceland | — | Confirmed |
| 1872-07-02 ±182 days | — | Planchon-Peteroa 🇨🇱 Chile | — | Uncertain |
| 1872-06-06 | — | Quetrupillan 🇨🇱 Chile | 2? | Uncertain |
| 1872-06-06 | — | Llaima 🇨🇱 Chile | 2 | Confirmed |
| 1872-05-14 | — | Nikko-Shiranesan Shirane-san (SW flank) 🇯🇵 Japan | 2 | Confirmed |
| 1872-04-15 | 1872-04-21 | Merapi 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 4 | Confirmed |
| 1872-02-26 | 1873-03-27 | Colima El Volcancito and main crater 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3 | Confirmed |
| 1872-02-01 ±30 days | — | Fournaise, Piton de la 🇫🇷 France | 0 | Uncertain |
| 1871-12-25 | 1871-12-28 | Shikotsu Tarumai 🇯🇵 Japan | 2 | Uncertain |
| 1871-12-08 | 1872-01-16 ±15 days | Mayon 🇵🇭 Philippines | 3 | Confirmed |
| 1871-12-08 [<] | — | Ragang 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2 | Confirmed |
| 1871-09-24 | — | Marapi 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 2? | Confirmed |
| 1871-09-16 [<] | 1871-09-19 [>] | Tinakula 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 2? | Confirmed |
| 1871-09-01 | — | Iya 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 2 | Confirmed |
| 1871-08-10 | 1871-08-30 [?] | Mauna Loa Mokuaweoweo 🇺🇸 United States | 0 | Confirmed |
| 1871-08-07 | 1871-09-25 | Gamalama 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 2 | Confirmed |
| 1871-07-02 ±182 days | — | Villarrica 🇨🇱 Chile | 2? | Confirmed |
| 1871-07-02 ±182 days | — | Myojinsho Volcano Uncertain 🇯🇵 Japan | 0 | Confirmed |
| 1871-07-02 ±182 days | — | Ambrym 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 2 | Confirmed |
| 1871-07-02 ±182 days | — | Cameroon 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 2 | Confirmed |
| 1871-07-02 ±3 years ±182 days | — | Barrier, The North flank (Teleki's Cone) 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2 | Confirmed |
| 1871-07-02 ±182 days | — | Nisyros Plegathon and Polyvotis 🇬🇷 Greece | 2 | Confirmed |
| 1871-07-02 ±40 years ±182 days | — | Deception Island SE side of caldera bay (Kroner Lake) 🇦🇶 Antarctica | — | Confirmed |
When there is not a sufficient selection of notable historical eruptions, the hub shows the eruptive-activity history documented by Smithsonian GVP, preserving source certainty, incomplete dates and unknown VEI without inventing values.
Which volcanoes are active today?
Searches for active volcanoes today usually mean one of three things: volcanoes with elevated alert levels, recent eruptions or volcanoes showing notable unrest. EarthSentra combines current monitoring information with a world map so you can quickly identify volcanoes that may require closer attention.
Active volcanoes today around the world
An “active volcano” is not necessarily erupting right now. A volcano may be classified as active but remain quiet, while another may have an elevated alert because of earthquakes, gas emissions or ground deformation. For that reason, the page prioritizes official volcano alerts and recent monitoring information rather than treating every catalogued volcano as an ongoing eruption.
How many volcanoes are active today?
There is no single real-time number accepted worldwide because observatories and scientific catalogs use different criteria. To see which volcanoes have the most relevant activity now, use the alerts and map above, then browse the country directory for regional volcano monitoring pages.
EarthSentra does not issue volcano alerts and preserves the authority of the original monitoring source.
Volcanic activity by country
See volcanic activity in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Argentina and Colombia.