Ruapehu volcano - latest eruption : 2007 Ruapehu, one of New Zealand's most active volcanoes, is a complex stratovolcano constructed during at least 4 cone-building episodes dating back to about 200,000 years ago. The 110 cu km dominantly andesitic volcanic massif is elongated in a NNE-SSW … [Read more...]
Worldwide Volcano earthquakes and Volcano earthquake notifications - New Zealand
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Worldwide Volcano earthquakes and Volcano earthquake notifications - Italy
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Sicilia - Etna - latest eruption : 2012 Mount Etna, towering above Catania, Sicily's second largest city, has one of the world's longest documented records of historical volcanism, dating back to 1500 BC. Historical lava flows of basaltic composition cover much of the surface of this massive … [Read more...]
Worldwide Volcano earthquakes and Volcano earthquake notifications - Mariana Islands
Last update: July 8, 2012 at 9:59 am by By
Mariana Islands - Farallon de Pajaros Volcano - latest activity : 1992 / latest eruption : 1967 The small 2-km-wide island of Farallon de Pajaros (also known as Uracas) is the northernmost and most active volcano of the Mariana Islands. Its relatively frequent historical eruptions dating back to … [Read more...]
Worldwide Volcano earthquakes and Volcano earthquake notifications - USA / Washington
Last update: July 4, 2012 at 5:34 pm by By
Washington - Mount Saint Helens - latest activity : 1980 to present Prior to 1980, Mount St. Helens formed a conical, youthful volcano sometimes known as the Fuji-san of America. During the 1980 eruption the upper 400 m of the summit was removed by slope failure, leaving a 2 x 3.5 km … [Read more...]
Worldwide Volcano earthquakes and Volcano earthquake notifications - USA / Oregon
Last update: July 4, 2012 at 3:33 pm by By
Oregon - Mount Hood - latest activity : 1934 Mount Hood, Oregon's highest peak, forms a prominent backdrop to the state's largest city, Portland. The eroded summit area of Mount Hood consists of several andesitic or dacitic lava domes. Major Pleistocene edifice collapse produced a debris avalanche … [Read more...]
Worldwide Volcano earthquakes and Volcano earthquake notifications - Greece
Last update: July 4, 2012 at 3:26 pm by By
Greece - Santorini latest eruption : 1950 Renowned Santorini (Thera), with its steep-walled caldera rim draped by whitewashed villages overlooking an active volcanic island in the center of a caldera bay, is one of the scenic highlights of the Aegean. The circular island group is composed of … [Read more...]
Volcano earthquakes and Volcano earthquake notifications - USA / California
Last update: July 3, 2012 at 11:02 pm by By
Volcano earthquakes and Volcano earthquake notifications - United States - California California volcanoes with recent proved eruptions Lassen Volcanic Center - Last eruption 1917 The Lassen volcanic center consists of the andesitic Brokeoff stratovolcano SW of Lassen Peak, a dacitic lava … [Read more...]
Volcano earthquakes and Volcano earthquake notifications - Eritrea and Ethiopia
Last update: July 4, 2012 at 11:18 am by By
Eritrea and Ethiopia volcanoes with historically proved eruptions Eritrea - Nabro - Dubbi volcano complex - Last eruption Dubbi : 1861 - Last eruption Nabro : 2011 Nabro volcano The 2218-m-high Nabro stratovolcano is the highest volcano in the Danakil depression of northern Ethiopia and … [Read more...]
Volcano earthquakes and Volcano earthquake notifications - Canary Islands, Spain
Last update: July 4, 2012 at 11:14 am by By
For a list with all the Spain-Only earthquakes, click here Spain - Canary Islands - El Hierro - Last eruption : 2011 The triangular island of Hierro is the SW-most and least studied of the Canary Islands. The massive Hierro shield volcano is truncated by a large NW-facing escarpment formed as a … [Read more...]
Very strong slightly damaging earthquake in Pakistan