Four large quakes in two months jolt southern Philippines
By Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ph.D. (@DrAlkaTrip) In the past two months, four quakes between magnitude-6.4 to -6.8 ruptured southwest of Mount Apo, a quiet stratovolcano near Davao City, in the …
Kilauea erupts, sending ash 30,000 feet high
Today’s eruption at Kilauea was the most explosive event since increased activity began on May 3.
Volcanic eruption outside Tokyo kills one, injures a dozen
Today’s eruption occurred at a popular ski resort northwest of Tokyo.
Mayon Volcano forces evacuation of nearly 40,000 people
Increased volcanic activity began on Saturday, and officials warn that a hazardous eruption could occur within weeks, or even days.
Sileri Crater in Indonesia erupts, leaving several injured and forces evacuation
Sileri Crater is within the Dieng Volcanic Complex, in central Java. Indonesia as a whole has the most active volcanoes of any country on earth.
Poás Volcano near San Jose, Costa Rica, reawakens
Recent activity at Poás Volcano in Costa Rica is considered “out of the ordinary” by Professor J. Maarten de Moor at the Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismologico de Costa Rica.