Volcanic activity worldwide 27 Dec 2025: Etna volcano, Santiaguito, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ib…

Map of today's active volcanoes

Map of today’s active volcanoes

Etna (Sicily, Italy): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Toulouse warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 36000 ft (11000 m) altitude or flight level 360 and is moving at 25 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: ERUPTION AT 20251227/1430Z NEW EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY OBS VA DTG:27/1500Z to 36000 ft (11000 m)
…27 Dec:
The volcano entered a new eruptive phase yesterday.
Vigorous strombolian activity started at two of Etna’s four summit craters, the Northeast Crater and Bocca Nuova, producing jets of abundant incandescent material and minor ash emissions.

Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): 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 and is moving at 05 kts in NW direction.
The full report is as follows: VA TO FL070 LAST REPORTED AT 27/0938Z MOV NW to 7000 ft (2100 m)

Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED 27/1258Z EST VA DTG:27/1610Z

Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 .
The full report is as follows: VA EMS OBS to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Santiaguito (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 EMS OBS to 14000 ft (4300 m)

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 EMS OBS to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Puracé (Colombia): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: PSBL VA EMS

Sangay (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 .
The full report is as follows: VA EMS PSBL to 20000 ft (6100 m)

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 .
The full report is as follows: ONGOING VA EM to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED 27/1258Z EST VA DTG: 27/1610Z

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU02 at 16:26 UTC, 27/12/25 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20251227/1630Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SOURCE ELEV: 3657M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2025/1480
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM, HIMAWARI-9
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED 27/1258Z
EST VA DTG: 27/1610Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL150 S0810 E11255 – S0807 E11250 – S0744
E11257 – S0755 E11312 MOV NE 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 27/2210Z SFC/FL150 S0810 E11255 – S0807
E11250 – S0744 E11257 – S0755 E11312
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 28/0410Z SFC/FL150 S0810 E11255 – S0807
E11250 – S0744 E11257 – S0755 E11312
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 28/1010Z SFC/FL150 S0810 E11255 – S0805
E11250 – S0746 E11301 – S0758 E11314
RMK: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO MET
CLOUD. INTERMITTENT DISCRETE EMISSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ONGOING. VA HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON GROUND REPORTS AND
MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20251227/2230Z=