Recent Volcanic Eruption In News 2025 GKBOOKS

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Welcome to our blog on “Recent Volcanic Eruption in News 2025”! This topic is very important for SSC, Banking, RRB NTPC, UPSC, and other state-level exams under current affairs. A volcanic eruption happens when hot lava, ash, and gases come out from a volcano.

In 2025, some big volcanoes around the world made news because of strong eruptions that affected people, travel, and the environment. In this post, we will tell you about the latest volcanic eruptions, their locations, and why they are important for your exam.

If you are preparing for the general awareness or current events sections, this topic will help you score better. Stay updated and read till the end to learn all the important points in an easy-to-understand way!

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Recent Volcanic Eruptions

Volcanic Eruption in 2024-25

Volcano	Location	Country/Region/Planet
Poás volcano	Located within Poas Volcano National Park.	Central Costa Rica
Mount Spurr	Aleutian Arc	Stratovolcano in the Aleutian Arc of Alaska, named after United States Geological Survey geologist and explorer Josiah Edward Spurr
Sakurajima Volcano	Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu	An active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula in Japan
Axial Seamount volcano	Juan de Fuca Ridge	Underwater shield volcano in the Pacific Ocean
Reykjanes	Reykjanes Peninsula	Iceland
Kilauea Volcano	Hawaii Island	The Southeastern shore of Hawaii Island
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki	Southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia	Indonesia
Noctis	South of the planet’s equator, in Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus	Mars
Mount Etna	East coast of Sicily, Catania	Italy
La Cumbre	Fernandina Island	Galápagos Islands
Ibu	Northwest coast of Halmahera Island	Indonesia
Mount Kanlaon	Island of Negros	Philippines

🔘 The Shiveluch volcano erupted following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of Russia.

🔘 Recently, a new study revealed that the rock and ash ejected during the Hunga-Tonga volcano eruption collapsed vertically and directly into the ocean. This volcano is associated with the Pacific Ocean.

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Volcanic Eruption in 2023

Volcano	Location	Country/Region
Klyuchevskaya Sopka	The Highest mountain in Siberia, the Kamchatka Peninsula	Russia
Anak Krakatau	Anak Krakatau Islands	Indonesia
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai	Pacific Ocean	Pacific Ocean
Litli-Hrútur	Reykjanes Peninsula	Iceland
Ubinas	Moquegua Region of southern Peru	Peru
Mount Fagradalsfjall	Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland
Shishaldin	Unimak Island, Alaska	Alaska, USA
The southeastern shore of Hawaii Island	The Southeastern shore of Hawaii Island	Hawaii, USA
Mayon	Albay in Bicol, Philippines	Philippines
Fuego	Guatemala	Guatemala
Nevado del Ruiz	Border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima in Colombia	Colombia
Mount Merapi	located on the border between the province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.	Indonesia
Kilauea	Southeastern shore of Hawaii Island	Hawaii
Ibu	Northwest coast of Halmahera Island	Indonesia