Category Volcano Eruption Imminent

Eruption alert raised to Level 2 on Japan’s Tokachidake volcano

Japan’s Meteorological Agency has raised the volcanic eruption alert for the Tokachidake volcano on Hokkaido Island to the second level, warning that small-scale volcanic activity is possible, Sputnik reported.   The agency has set a one kilometer safe zone around…

3 volcanic quakes at Mayon in last 24 hours, Philippines

At least three volcanic quakes were recorded at restive Mayon Volcano in the last 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Saturday.   In its 8 a.m. update, Phivolcs said this is consistent with “overall slow, magma…

Continuous seismic, volcanic activity in Mayon, Philippines

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded three volcanic earthquakes during the past 24 hours in the area around Mayon Volcano in Albay.   The volcano, which exhibited seismic and volcanic activity earlier this year, remains at…

Turrialba Volcano awakes after 150 years with a massive explosion with ash cloud in Costa Rica

About 20 minutes before midnight on October 29th, the Turrialba Volcano in the province of Cartago woke up from its slumber without warning and delivered the strongest eruption in the last 150 years. The quiet agricultural town of Turrialba was…