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Researchers have explored more into the Axial Seamount, the most active undersea volcano in the northeast Pacific Ocean, and new findings may provide clues to better understand how and when terrestrial volcanoes erupt.
Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, had an explosive eruption early Saturday, Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Three people were killed and four other were seriously wounded after Mount Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra province of western Indonesia erupted on Saturday, disaster agency official said here.
Australian scientists have witnessed the rare eruption of an Antarctic volcano off the coast of the frozen continent.
Mount Aso in Japan's southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture erupted Monday morning, but the weather agency said the eruption was small.
Visitors around Mount Aso, a volcano and a tourist spot located in Kumamoto Prefecture in southwest Japan, have been ordered to evacuate from the area following the volcano eruption early Monday.
About 120 residents reached evacuation site located in northwest of a volcano which erupted at around 10: 00 a.m. local time Friday in Kuchinoerabu island off Kagoshima Prefecture in southwest Japan, said top spokesman of the Japanese government.
At least 36 hikers are feared to have been killed according to the latest figures from police Monday, following the massive eruption of Mount Ontake in central Japan shortly before noon on Saturday.
Four climbers among 31 in critical condition were confirmed dead late Sunday due to the Ontake volcano eruption on Saturday in central Japan, local report cited police as reporting.
Explosions and emissions increased during the early hours of Monday in Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano, local media reported, citing the country's scientific institute.
A group of researchers from Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ( AIST) said Tuesday that the Mount Fuji may erupt if strong earthquake causes cracks inside the inactive volcano.
Five people were killed while seven were wounded from falling rocks after Mayon Volcano spewed ash Tuesday, around 8 a.m. local time, Philippine officials said.
New Zealand's central North Island volcano of Tongariro erupted Wednesday at 1:25 p.m. local time, spewing a plume of ash and steam high into the air.GNS Science announced the volcanic alert level had been raised from level one.
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