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
Haleakala - info - webcam
Kilauea - info
webcams: Pu’u O’o Crater | Pu'u O'o East Flank | Halemaumau Crater from HVO | Halemaumau Crater overlook
thermal webcams: Halemaumau 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
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)
Northern Pacific
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
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
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
Piton de la Fournaise - info - webcams: four different views | Piton Partage
Europe
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
Santorini - info - webcams: one | two | three | multiple views
Turkey
Hierro - info - webcam
La Palma - info - summit webcam
Tenerife/Teide – info - webcams: one | two
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
Caribbean/Central America
Fuego - info - one | two
Santiaguito (Santa Maria) - info - one | two
Poás - info - webcam
Irazú - info - webcam
Turrialba - info - webcam
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
Cerro Negro - info - webcam
Concepción - info - webcam
Masaya - info - crater | two | three
Momotombo - info - webcam
San Cristóbal - info - webcam
Telíca - info - webcam
South America
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
Reventador - info - one | two | three (thermal)
Tungurahua - info - one | two | three
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
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)
