Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia began erupting shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks shook the same area. "A descent of hot lava is observed on the western ...

Beneath the Pacific Ocean, about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, a massive underwater volcano is preparing to erupt. Scientists monitoring Axial Seamount have detected a surge in seismic activity, ...

In the 1780s, the volcano rumbled to life with such force that it sent high-speed avalanches of hot rock, gas and ash down its slopes. Those flows quickly melted the snow and ice and mixed with the ...

A little–known Ethiopian volcano has erupted for the first time in at least 12,000 years – sparking fears that 'hidden' volcanoes are being missed. Professor Mike Cassidy, a volcanologist at the ...

A striking series of satellite photos shows the brief lifespan of a "ghost island" that emerged and quickly disappeared in the Caspian Sea after an underwater mud volcano blew its top. The fleeting ...

The Icelandic Meteorological Office reports that a fissure eruption has occurred at the near the site of the Bárðarbunga volcano, meaning magma has cracked the surface. Earlier this week the volcano ...