Earthquakes often precede volcano eruptions, sometimes only by hours and other times by several months. While most seismic activity related to volcanoes is not necessarily followed by an eruption, ...

Stromboli, a small island north of Sicily, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and famous for its normally small, but regular explosions throwing out glowing lava from several vents ...

Abu is a broad volcanic field on the northern coast near the southwestern end of Honshu, Japan. More than 40 individual volcanic centers are spread across about 400 square kilometers, including small ...

Colorado (Canada and USA (mainland)), 39.66°N / -107.04°W Dotsero is a small volcanic complex near the meeting of the Colorado and Eagle Rivers, west of Colorado's Gore Range. Its dominant feature is ...

Kelud volcano (also spelled Kelut) is one of East Java's most active volcanoes. The volcano has a spectacular large crater that contains a lake, which was a popular weekend destination but also the ...

The Lago Yojoa volcanic field consists a group of Pleistocene-to-Holocene scoria cones and collapse pits (Williams and McBirney, 1969). The principal NE-trending chain of cones cuts through Cerro ...

Tenerife is the largest volcanic complex in the Canary Islands, formed from multiple overlapping stratovolcanoes and associated vents. Teide rises to 3,715 m within the 10 x 17 km Las Cañadas caldera.

Halla is a 1,919-m shield volcano that makes up much of South Korea's Jeju (Cheju) Island, about 90 km south of the Korean Peninsula. Its broad flanks carry hundreds of basaltic cones, while a ...

Tongariro is a large volcanic massif, located immediately NE of Ruapehu volcano, that is composed of more than a dozen composite cones constructed over a period of 275,000 years. Vents along a ...

Kilauea volcano on Hawaii is the world's most active volcano, followed by Etna in Italy and Piton de la Fournaise on La Réunion island. After that, it is difficult to decide the exact order on the ...

Clear Lake volcanic field lies in the northern Coast Ranges, California, ca. 135 km north of San Francisco. The volcanic field consists of lava dome complexes, cinder cones, and maars of ...

Papandayan is an active stratovolcano in Indonesia's Sunda Volcanic Arc, distinguished by four large summit craters, sulfur-coated fumaroles and an uneven profile shaped by repeated collapses. Its ...