Niijima - newly emerged Japanese island is growing, eruption still in progress

Japanese coast guard reported yesterday that newly emerged volcanic island near Nishino-shima (Ogasawara/Bonin) is still growing. The island...

Kamchatka’s Shiveluch volcano spews ash cloud 9 km high

The Shiveluch Volcano erupting in Kamchatka has spewed ash nine kilometers high, the Kamchatkan territorial emergency situations department ...

Strong dangerous earthquake near Bikule and Mukingiti (Lubutu area), Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a very dangerous earthquake basically because of the combination magnitude and shallow depth. The epicenter was located in the easte...

Heavy torrential rain spurs landslide, killing 9 in Indonesia

Landslides triggered by torrential rain buried houses near a rumbling volcano in western Indonesia and searchers found nine bodies in the mu...

Very dangerous earthquake near Dalaki, Borazjan area, Iran – at least 45 people injured

A M5.6 earthquake has hit southern Iran, injuring at least 45 people. Local press reports damage on houses (not clear to which extent) and s...

Two moderate earthquakes strike along dangerous fault under Sea of Marmara

The Sea of Marmara was shaken by two moderate earthquakes on Wednesday morning. According to a statement made by the Prime Ministry’s Disast...

About 35 volcanoes are currently erupting across the globe

The volcano at Mount Sinabung at Jakarta, Indonesia, erupted six times early Monday, shooting volcanic ash 2,000 meters into the sky. Thousa...

Bosnian sinkhole swallowed 'the water, the fish and even nearby trees'

Sanica - Just outside the rustic village, children fished in a tranquil pond bobbing with green algae and lined with willow trees, as cattle...

Three million flyers across the U.S. East Coast told to expect massive cancellations as deadly storm rolls in

The huge deadly winter storm that is barreling east is set to cause massive cancellations across the East Coat's major airports for Than...

New Zealand earthquakes weakened Earth’s crust: new breed of earthquakes

The Canterbury earthquakes were even more unusual than first thought and unlikely to occur anywhere else in the world, new research reveals....

Two Earthquakes strike Lima, Peru in the space of 15 minutes M 5.3 & M 5.5

Depth of 10km - M5.3 Depth of 74.04 km - M5.5 RSOE EDIS

Very strong earthquakes detected SE of Falkland Islands, South Pacific Ocean - Strongest one M 7.0

A series of very strong and shallow earthquakes has been detected southeast of Falkland Islands, South Pacific Ocean, early on November 25, ...

Black ‘hail’ rains down on Italian town after eruption

An Italian photographer has filmed a town being blanketed in stone and ash as it fell from the sky like hail stones after Mt Etna erupted ag...

Extreme weather wreaks havoc in Thailand, displaces tens of thousands

Floods have wreaked havoc and displaced tens of thousands of residents in many parts of the South, with three people killed in Trang provinc...

Series of powerful explosions at Sakura-jima volcano, Japan

After 13 days of weaker activity, Sakura-jima volcano began to erupt more violently on November 23 with a series of powerful explosions. Nea...

Red alerts issued as Tropical Cyclone Lehar spins toward land, Bay of Bengal - India

A new tropical cyclone formed in Bay of Bengal and is currently located approximately 1290 km (695 NM) east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, Indi...

Yellowstone trembles again - new earthquake swarm underway

A new earthquake swarm is currently underway at Yellowstone National Park, USA. According to the earthquake list of University of Utah, a ne...

Mt. Sinabung eruption intensifies: alert raised to highest level

Indonesian authorities raised the alert status for one of the country’s most active volcanoes to the highest level Sunday after the mountain...

Iceland’s Askja volcano rattled by small earthquake swarms

A small swarm of earthquakes has occurred today under the eastern caldera rim. Another minor swarm took place yesterday under Þórðarhyrna vo...

Thousands flee as Indonesia volcano erupts eight times

A volcano in western Indonesia has erupted eight times in just a few hours, "raining down rocks" over a large area and forcing tho...

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