Discover interesting facts about volcanoes, including why and where they form and history's deadliest eruption.

Oct 4, 2024 · Six earthquakes were recorded at the Mount Adams volcano in September — a significant increase on the normal rate of one every two to three years.

Nov 12, 2025 · Researchers thought that Axial Seamount might erupt in 2025, but recent data suggest the underwater volcano could take a bit longer to blow its top.

Oct 16, 2025 · Today, the volcano hosts an active hydrothermal system and smelly, sulfur-emitting vents called fumaroles, but it isn't known to have erupted in human history.

Jan 17, 2025 · Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is erupting with fountains of lava. Check out a USGS livestream from within the Halema'uma'u crater.

Feb 6, 2026 · Due to a weird quirk of geology, New Mexico's Bandera Volcano Ice Cave never warms above 31 degrees Fahrenheit, even when temperatures outside exceed 100 F in summer.

May 28, 2025 · The USGS has announced that Kilauea volcano is ejecting fountains of lava in a manner not seen since the Pu'u'ō'ō eruption in the 1980s. But while the lava is mesmerizing, officials warn …

Dec 30, 2024 · To be considered active, a volcano must have erupted at some point during the Holocene, but dormant and extinct are a little harder to define.

Aug 4, 2025 · Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30.

Nov 4, 2024 · An eruption of Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki stratovolcano rained debris and ash on villages on the island of Flores.