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New Zealand’s White Island erupts

The White Island volcano of New Zealand erupted in early December. White island, also known as Whakaari, is...

📅 December 9, 2019

Mount Sinabung erupted for around 9 minutes on June 9 & send clouds of volcanic ash 7 km into sky

Mount Sinabung, on the island of Sumatra, erupted for around 9 minutes on June 9 & send clouds...

📅 June 11, 2019

Popocatepetl volcano spews ashes: Red alert in Mexico

The Popocatepetl volcano has been giving out ashes since Thursday. Red alert has been raised in Mexico after...

📅 March 30, 2019

Mount Etna, active volcano in quake-stricken Italian island of Sicily erupted on 24th December 2018.

Mount Etna, the active volcano in quake-stricken Italian island of Sicily, has recently erupted on 24th December 2018....

📅 December 26, 2018

Triggered tsunami killed at least 281 in Indonesia

In Indonesia, a volcano-triggered tsunami has killed at least 281 people and injured more than thousand in Sunda...

📅 December 24, 2018

The Fuego volcano erupted in Guatemala

The Fuego volcano is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala that has recently erupted violently and buried several villages...

📅 June 7, 2018

Havre- world’s largest deep ocean volcanic eruption

Researchers have found that the world’s largest deep ocean volcanic eruption happened in New Zealand. Named as Havre,...

📅 April 24, 2018

Shiveluch volcano spews ash to nearly 11 kms above sea level in Russia

In Russia, the Shiveluch volcano on Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula ejected an ash cloud to as high as...

📅 April 26, 2012

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