On the morning of 19 May 2026, Indonesia’s volcanology agency did something it does not do lightly: it raised Awu Volcano to ...

Scientists are deploying monitors at the volcanic Mount Adams in Washington State, after a spike in seismic activity. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said Mount Adams typically experiences an ...

Located on the island of Sicily, in Italy, Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Documentation of its many eruptions stretches back as far as 2,700 years ago, with the most recent ...

On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake shook central China, its destructive tremors spreading from the flank of the Longmen Shan, or Dragon's Gate Mountains, along the eastern margin ...

Indonesian authorities raised the alert level on Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano to Level 3 on May 12, 2026, after instruments ...

Japan is stepping up its volcano research that trails far behind its advanced studies on earthquakes despite being home to ...

Researchers detected the largest Mount Rainier earthquake swarm on record. Over 400 small quakes have been located as of Friday and many more have been detected. The temblors have shown no evidence ...

A scalding-hot pool of mineral water is shown at the Long Valley Caldera in 2019 near Mammoth Lakes. (George Rose / Getty Images) One of California's riskiest volcanoes has for decades been undergoing ...

Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts mountains ...