UPDATE Jan. 12, 6:13 p.m. – After nearly 10 hours of continuous lava fountaining, Episode 40 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption abruptly ended at 6:04 p.m. on Jan. 12. Episode 40 began at 8:22 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 12. The Hawaiʻi Volcano Observatory will continue to closely monitor Kīlauea and will issue additional notices as activity warrants.

Rivers of lava flowed down several vents of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano overnight Monday — the latest signs of activity for one of the world's most active volcanoes.

Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano and the continent’s largest. It attracts hikers and backpackers to its slopes, while less adventurous tourists can take it in from a distance, most stunningly from the Ionian Sea.

From USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory livestreaming V2cam, a plume-like fountain erupted from the north vent during episode 24 on June 4–5, 2025, creating an elegant arc. With a maximum fountain height of 364 meters (1194 feet), this was the highest fountain observed up until that point. USGS photo.

GLOWING, slow-moving molten lava oozed from the collapsed crater walls of Mayon Volcano Saturday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Fountain-like lava being spitted out,

Lava fountain spouts from Mayon Volcano on early Tuesday morning. (Screen grab from DOST-PHIVOLCS video) LEGAZPI CITY (PIA) — Lava welled up from the Philippines’ most active volcano, reaching heights of up to 100 meters early this morning in a spectacular yet increasingly dangerous eruption.

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Often spotted by onlookers in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park,

A new eruption at Mount Etna sent lava flowing into Valle del Bove on New Year's Day, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics.