Volcanic activity worldwide 24 Mar 2026: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Merapi, Semeru, Shiveluch, Ka...

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Map of today's active volcanoesShiveluch (Kamchatka): (24 Mar) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: NO VA EMS OBSDAsama (Honshu): (24 Mar) The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that unrest continued at Asamayama between 20 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 2 - Restriction on proximity to the crater" (on a 5-level scale).Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 2 - Restriction on proximity to the crater" (on a 5-level scale)Kusatsu-Shirane (Honshu): (24 Mar) The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that unrest continued at Kusatsu-Shiranesan between 20 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 2 - Restriction on proximity to the crater" (on a 5-level scale).Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 2 - Restriction on proximity to the crater" (on a 5-level scale)Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): (24 Mar) The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that the eruption continued at Aira between 20 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 3 - Restriction on proximity to the volcano" (on a 5-level scale).Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 3 - Restriction on proximity to the volcano" (on a 5-level scale)Canlaon (Central Philippines): (24 Mar) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that the eruption continued at Kanlaon on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "2 - Moderate Level of Volcanic Unrest" (on a 0–5 level scale).Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "2 - Moderate Level of Volcanic Unrest" (on a 0–5 level scale)Taal (Luzon, Philippines): (24 Mar) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that the eruption continued at Taal on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "1 - Low-Level Unrest" (on a 0–5 level scale).Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "1 - Low-Level Unrest" (on a 0–5 level scale)Mayon (Luzon Island, Philippines): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20260324/1609Z VA CLD UNKNOWN REPORTED OBS VA DTG:24/1610Z...24 Mar:The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that the eruption continued at Mayon on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "3 - Increased Tendency Towards Hazardous Eruption" (on a 0–5 level scale).Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "3 - Increased Tendency Towards Hazardous Eruption" (on a 0–5 level scale)Bulusan (Luzon Island, Philippines): (24 Mar) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that unrest continued at Bulusan on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "1 - Low Level of Volcanic Unrest" (on a 0–5 level scale).Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "1 - Low Level of Volcanic Unrest" (on a 0–5 level scale)Karangetang (Siau Island, Sangihe Islands, Indonesia): (24 Mar) The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) reported that unrest continued at Karangetang on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale)Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): (24 Mar) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 7000 ft (2100 m) altitude or flight level 070 .The full report is as follows: VA TO FL070 REPORTED 24/0450Z MOV SE EST VA DTG:24/0510Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)...24 Mar:The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) reported that the eruption continued at Ibu on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale)Tambora (Sumbawa): (24 Mar) The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) reported that unrest continued at Tambora on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale)Lewotobi (Flores): (24 Mar) The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) reported that the eruption continued at Lewotobi (Laki-Laki) on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale)Lewotolo (Lesser Sunda Islands): (24 Mar) The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) reported that the eruption continued at Lewotolok on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale)Merapi (Central Java, Indonesia): (24 Mar) The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) reported that the eruption continued at Merapi on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 3 - Standby" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 3 - Standby" (on a 4-level scale)Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 15 kts in SE direction.The full report is as follows: VA TO FL150 LAST REP AT 24/1558Z EST VA DTG:24/1630Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)...24 Mar:The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) reported that the eruption continued at Semeru on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 3 - Standby" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 3 - Standby" (on a 4-level scale)Marapi (Western Sumatra, Indonesia): (24 Mar) The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) reported that the eruption continued at Marapi on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale)Dukono (Halmahera): (24 Mar) The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) reported that the eruption continued at Dukono on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 2 - Alert" (on a 4-level scale)Guntur (West Java): (24 Mar) The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) issued a report for Guntur on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Level 1 - Normal" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard/Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (CVGHM/PVMBG) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Level 1 - Normal" (on a 4-level scale)Aoba (Vanuatu): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20260324/0100Z CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL ERUPTIONWhite Island (New Zealand): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: NO EVIDENCE OF FURTHER ERUPTION EST VA DTG:24/1507ZKilauea (Hawai'i): (24 Mar) The United States Geological Survey - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS-HVO) reported that there was a pause in eruptive activity at Kilauea between 22 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Watch" (level 3 on a 4-level scale). The aviation alert level remained at "Orange" (level 3 on a 4-level scale).Source: United States Geological Survey - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS-HVO) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Watch" (level 3 on a 4-level scale)Shishaldin (Aleutian Islands, Alaska): (24 Mar) The United States Geological Survey - Alaska Volcano Observatory (USGS-AVO) reported that unrest continued at Shishaldin between 22 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Advisory" (level 2 on a 4-level scale). The aviation alert level remained at "Yellow" (level 2 on a 4-level scale).Source: United States Geological Survey - Alaska Volcano Observatory (USGS-AVO) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Advisory" (level 2 on a 4-level scale)Great Sitkin (United States, Aleutian Islands): (24 Mar) The United States Geological Survey - Alaska Volcano Observatory (USGS-AVO) reported that the eruption continued at Great Sitkin between 22 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Watch" (level 3 on a 4-level scale). The aviation alert level remained at "Orange" (level 3 on a 4-level scale).Source: United States Geological Survey - Alaska Volcano Observatory (USGS-AVO) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Watch" (level 3 on a 4-level scale)Atka (United States, Aleutian Islands): (24 Mar) The United States Geological Survey - Alaska Volcano Observatory (USGS-AVO) reported that unrest continued at Atka Volcanic Complex between 22 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Advisory" (level 2 on a 4-level scale). The aviation alert level remained at "Yellow" (level 2 on a 4-level scale).Source: United States Geological Survey - Alaska Volcano Observatory (USGS-AVO) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Advisory" (level 2 on a 4-level scale)Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 21000 ft (6400 m) altitude or flight level 210 and is moving at 10 kts in E direction.The full report is as follows: CONT VA EMS PSBL to 21000 ft (6400 m)...24 Mar:The Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (CENAPRED) reported that the eruption continued at Popocatépetl between 22 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Yellow Alert - Phase 2" (level 4 on a 7-level scale).Source: Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (CENAPRED) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Yellow Alert - Phase 2" (level 4 on a 7-level scale)Fuego (Guatemala): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .The full report is as follows: VA MOVG S to 14000 ft (4300 m)Sangay (Ecuador): (24 Mar) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: NO VA EMS OBSD...24 Mar:The Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) reported that the eruption continued at Sangay between 22 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "2 - Yellow" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "2 - Yellow" (on a 4-level scale)Reventador (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 5 kts in S direction.The full report is as follows: NEW VA EMS OBS to 15000 ft (4600 m)...24 Mar:The Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) reported that the eruption continued at Reventador between 22 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "3 - Orange" (on a 4-level scale).Source: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "3 - Orange" (on a 4-level scale)Sabancaya (Peru): (24 Mar) The Centro Vulcanológico Nacional del Instituto Geofísico del Perú (CENVUL-IGP) reported that the eruption continued at Sabancaya between 22 March 2026 (local) and 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Orange" (level 3 on a 4-level scale).Source: Centro Vulcanológico Nacional del Instituto Geofísico del Perú (CENVUL-IGP) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Orange" (level 3 on a 4-level scale)Piton de la Fournaise (La Réunion): (24 Mar) The new lava delta that has been constructed on the eastern shoreline of the volcano was already captured by the latest Sentinel-1 (Synthetic-aperture radar) acquisition.Incredible view of Piton de la Fournaise on La Reunion erupting.Piton de la Fournaise has been erupting since Feb 13th, for the second time this year. In mid-March lava finally reached the Indian ocean for the first time since 2007. Serge Gélabertpic.twitter.com/t54ub0SwXA— Volcaholic (@volcaholic1) March 23, 2026 ...24 Mar:The Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris - Observatoire volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise (IPGP-OVPF) reported that the eruption continued at Fournaise, Piton de la on 23 March 2026 (local). The alert level remained at "Alert 2-2" (level 3 on a 0–4 level scale).Source: Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris - Observatoire volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise (IPGP-OVPF) ... [read more] ... [show less] Current Alerts:Observatory alert level: "Alert 2-2" (level 3 on a 0–4 level scale)