Never in the history of volcanology have so many volcanoes been monitored. We have the ability to sit and watch hundreds of volcanoes as they sleep, rumble or erupt – all from the comfort of our homes or offices. This instant connectivity to volcanoes in some of the most remote parts of the world is what gives us the impression that there are more volcanic eruptions today than in the past. There really aren't more, but rather we hear about or see the eruptions much faster. With the network of webcams and the peering eyes of satellites, almost no volcano can erupt on the planet and we not notice. So, fear not, volcanism isn't on the rise but our ability to see the action live is.

Check out the list below of volcano webcams, sorted by geographic location. I can't guarantee that they all work – webcams are tricky to keep operational even in ideal conditions – but even clicking through a few shows just how restless many volcanoes around the globe are. If you find a broken link or discover a new webcam not on the list, let me know in the comments. Be sure to bookmark this page so you can find it when some volcano does start acting up around the world!

Last updated April 2, 2015.

Pacific ——-

Hawai’i (United States)

Haleakala - info - webcam

Kilauea - info

webcams: Pu’u O’o Crater | Pu'u O'o East Flank | Halema uma u Crater from HVO | Halema uma u Crater overlook

thermal webcams: Halema uma u Crater overlook | Pu'o O'o Crater | Pu'u O'o East Flank

mobile webcams: two | three | four

Mauna Kea - info - webcam

Mauna Loa - info - Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera webcam | Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera thermal webcam

Mariana Islands (United States)

Anatahan - info - webcam

Pagan - info - webcam

Western/Southern Pacific ————————

Japan - The Japanese Meteorological Agency has a page of 40+ webcams, but the names are all in Japanese. Google Translate does a good job of translating the names of volcanoes in the table on the right-hand side of the page to find your volcano of choice. However, they don't allow direct links to the webcams, so the Japanese volcano webcams listed below are in addition to those on the JMA website.

Asama - info - webcams: one | two

Aso - info - webcams: crater | one | two | three | four - multiple views | five

Bandai - info - one | two

Chokai - info - webcam

Daisetsu - info - webcam

Fuji - info - webcams: multiple cameras linked | one | two | Shimiza port | Fujinomiya City | Lake Tanuki | Lake Saiko | Lake Kawaguchi | Mt. Mitsutoge | Fujiyoshida City | Oshino | Gotemba

Hiuchi - info - webcam

Iwate - info - webcam

Kirishima - info - webcams: two | three | four | five | six

Myoko - info - (none right now)

Nikko-Shirane - info - webcam

Niseko - info - webcam

Norikura - info - webcam

Ontake - info - webcam

Rausu - info - webcam

Rishiri - info - webcams: one | two

Sakurajima - info - two webcams: one | two | four (selection of webcams - click on map) | five (selection of webcams - see map at bottom)

Unzen - info - webcam

Usu - info - webcam

Yake - info - webcams: (none right now)

Yotei - info - webcams: one

New Zealand

Auckland Volcanic Field - info - webcam

Lake Taupo - info - webcam

Ngauruhoe (Tongariro) - info - webcam

Ruapehu - info - north | south

Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe (Tongariro) - webcam

Taranaki - info - webcams: one | two

Tongariro - info - webcam

White Island - info - webcams: Crater floor | Coast (from Whakatane) | Crater rim | West rim

Kermadec Islands (monitoring administered by GNS New Zealand)

Raoul Island - info - webcam

Philippines

Taal - info - webcam

Northern Pacific —————-

Russia

Avachinsky - info - webcam

Bezymianny - info - webcam

Gorely - info - webcam

Kizimen - info - webcam

Kliuchevskoi - info - webcams: one | two | three

Koryaksky - info - webcam

Koryaksky and Avachinsky - info Avachinsky - webcam

Shiveluch - info - webcams: one | two | three

Tobalchik - info - webcam

Alaska (United States)

AVO has a multitude of webcams – and the ability to watch multiple webcams simultaneously.

Akutan - info - webcam

Augustine - info - webcams: Island | Lagoon | Low light | from Homer

Cleveland - info - webcam

Edgecumbe - info - webcam

Fourpeaked - info - webcam

Iliamna - info - webcams: one | two

Katmai - info - webcam

Makushin - info - webcam

Pavlof - info - webcam (use the Cold Bay webcam - northeast view)

Redoubt - info - webcams: Hut | DFR | CI

Shishaldin - info - webcam

Spurr - info - webcam

Ugashik-Peulik - info - webcam

Veniaminof - info - webcam (use Perryville webcam - northwest view)

Indian Ocean ————

Indonesia

PVMBG maintains a list of their volcano webcams. They can load very slowly and tend to be down/not updated.

Bromo - info - webcam

Gamalama - info - webcam

Kelut - info - webcam

Lokon - info - webcam

Sinabung - info - webcam

Reunion Island (France)

Piton de la Fournaise - info - webcams: four different views | Piton Partage

Europe ——

Azores (Portugal)

Pico - info - webcams: one | two | three

Italy

Etna - info - multiple INGV webcams (both visual and thermal) | multiple webcams from Guide Etna | multiple webcams from Radio Studio 7

Stromboli and Vulcano (Aeolian Islands) - Stromboli info / Vulcano info - multiple webcams

Vesuvius - info - multiple webcams | two

France

Puy de Dôme - info - webcam

Greece

Santorini - info - webcams: one | two | three | multiple views

Turkey

Ararat - info - webcam

Canary Islands (Spain)

Hierro - info - webcam

La Palma - info - summit webcam

Tenerife/Teide – info - webcams: one | two

Iceland

Barðarbunga (Holuhraun) - info - one | two | multiple webcams

Eyjafjallajökull - info - webcam

Geysir - info - webcam

Grímsvötn - info - webcam (nearby glacial outlet)

Hekla - info - webcams: one | two

Kverkfjöll - info - webcam

Surtsey (Vestmannaeyjar) - info - webcam

Jan Mayen Island (Norway)

Beerenburg - info - webcam

Caribbean/Central America ————————-

Guatemala

Fuego - info - one | two

Santiaguito (Santa Maria) - info - one | two

Costa Rica

Poás - info - webcam

Irazú - info - webcam

Turrialba - info - webcam

Mexico

Colima - info - webcam

Iztaccihuatl & Popocatépetl - Iztaccihuatl info - webcam

Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field - info - one | two

Pico de Orizaba - info - webcam

Popocatépetl - info - webcam: Altzomoni Tlamacas | Tlamacas | Tianguismanalco | four

Nicaragua

Cerro Negro - info - webcam

Concepción - info - webcam

Masaya - info - crater | two | three

Momotombo - info - webcam

San Cristóbal - info - webcam

Telíca - info - webcam

South America ————-

Colombia

Azufral - info - webcam

Chiles/Cerro Negro - info - webcam

Cumbal - info - webcam

Galeras - info - webcams: one | two | three | four

Huila - info - multiple webcams

Machín - info - webcam

Puracé - info - multiple webcams

Ruiz - info - webcams: one | two | three

Sotará - info - webcam

Tolima - info - webcam

Ecuador

Reventador - info - one | two | three (thermal)

Tungurahua - info - one | two | three

Chile

Antuco - info - webcam

Calbuco - info - webcam

Chaitén - info - webcams: Camping | Aeródromo

Copahue - info - webcam

Hudson - info - webcam

Lascar - info - webcams

Llaima - info - webcams

Mocho Choshuenco - info - webcam

Planchon Peteroa - info - webcam

Osorno - info - webcam

San Jose - info - webcam

San Pedro/San Pablo - info - webcam

Villarrica - info - webcams | two

North America ————-

United States

Yellowstone - info | YVO - webcams: Old Faithful | Old Faithful (realtime video) | Mammoth Hot Springs Terrace | Mammoth Hot Springs | Mt. Washburn | Biscuit Basin

Cascade Range, California and Arizona / CVO & CalVO

Adams - info - one | two | from Rainier Camp Muir

Bachelor - info - webcam

Baker - info - webcam

Crater Lake - info - one | two

Glacier Peak - info - webcam

Hood - info - webcams: Mt. Hood Meadows (multiple) | Timberline Lodge

Lassen Peak - info - webcam | visitor center

Mammoth Mountain - info - multiple webcams

Medicine Lake - info - webcam

Mono Lake area - Mono info | Inyo info | Mono Lake info - multiple webcams (requires registration)

Rainier - info - one | two | Carbon River | UW Campus | Space Needle

Saint Helens - info - webcams: high resolution (two)

San Francisco Volcanic Field - info - webcam

Shasta - info - webcam | Shasta and Medicine Lake | Shasta Ski

Three Sisters - info - one | two

Antarctica

Erebus - info | monitoring - webcams: multiple (including thermal camera for crater)