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All the volcano webcams of the world

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So, I finally got this project done! We all do a lot of webcam watching here on Eruptions. A lot of the time when a new eruption occurs, the first question posted is “is there a webcam?”, so I thought I’d try to come up with a definitive list of extant volcano webcam, organized by region of the world. These webcams are a mixed of government/agency-installed webcams using for scientific purposes, private webcams posted for tourism purposes and random webcams with no other purposes than to watch the volcano. The country name is linked to the main monitoring agency (special thanks to the Volcanism Blog for helping me find many of these links).


Now, I know I missed some, especially for volcanoes that have multiple eyes trained on it like Etna, so if you notice something missing, post a comment with the link and I will update the list. Hopefully, this can stay up to date and I will try to get this added as a link on the front page of the blog. Until then, feel free to bookmark the page and use it to find the webcam of your choice.

Last updated May 24, 2011: Added webcams for various locations in Iceland and near Grímsvötn. Also added additional Sakurajima webcam.

Pacific

Hawai’i (United States)

Haleakala – info – webcam

Kilauea info – webcams: Pu’u O’o | Thanksgiving Eve Breakout | Halema`uma`u Crater from HVO | Halema`uma`u Crater overlook | Napau Fissure | Kamoamoa West Fissure

Mauna Kea – info – webcam

Mauna Loainfowebcam

Mariana Islands (United States)

Anatahan – infowebcam

Western/Southern Pacific

Japan – The Japanese Meteorological Agency has a page of 40+ webcams, but the names are all in Japanese – and they can’t be directly linked. I will try to add a key in the near future.

Asama – info – webcams: one | two | three

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

Bandaiinfoone | two

Chokaiinfowebcam

Daisetsuinfowebcam

Fujiinfo – webcams: one | two | Shimiza port | Fujinomiya City | Lake Tanuki | Lake Saiko | Lake Kawaguchi | Mt. Mitsutoge | Fujiyoshida City | Oshino | Gotemba

Hiuchiinfowebcam

Iwate – info – webcams: one | two

Kirishimainfo – webcams: one (sixth and seventh from bottom on right menu) | two | three

Myokoinfowebcam

Nikko-Shirane – infowebcam

Nisekoinfowebcam

Norikurainfowebcam

Ontakeinfowebcam

Rausuinfowebcam

Rishiriinfo – webcams: one | two

Sakurajimainfo – two webcams: one | two | three (fourth and fifth from bottom) | four

Shitoksuinfowebcam

Unzeninfowebcam

Usuinfowebcam

Yakeinfo – webcams: one | two

Yoteiinfo – webcams: one | two

New Zealand

Lake Taupo – info – webcam

Ngauruhoe (Tongariro) – info – webcam

Ruapehuinfowebcam

Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe (Tongariro) – webcam

Taranaki – info – webcams: one | two

White Islandinfo – webcams: Crater | Coast (from Whakatane) | Crater two

Kermadec Islands (monitoring administered by GNS New Zealand)

Raoul Island  – infowebcam

Philippines

Taalinfowebcam

Northern Pacific

Russia

Bezymianny infowebcam

Gorelyinfowebcam

Kliuchevskoi – info – webcams: one | two | three

Koryakskyinfo – webcams: one | two

Koryaksky and Avachinskyinfo Avachinskywebcam

Shiveluch – info – webcams: one | two

Alaska (United States)

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

Akutan – info – webcam

Augustineinfo – webcams: Island | Lagoon | Low light | from Homer 

Cleveland – info – webcam

Fourpeaked – info – webcam

Katmai – info – webcam

Pavlof – info – webcam

Redoubtinfo – webcams: Hut | DFR | Rig

Shishaldin – info – webcam

Spurr – info – webcams: Unocal | CKT

Ugashik-Peulik – info – webcam

Veniaminofinfowebcam

Indian Ocean

Indonesia

Anak Krakatau –infowebcam (tends to be down)

Merapiinfo – webcams: one | two | three

Sinabunginfowebcam

Reunion Island (France)

Piton de la Fournaiseinfo – webcams: four different views | Piton Partage

Europe

Azores (Portugal)

Picoinfo – webcams: one | two | three

Italy

Etnainfomultiple INGV webcams | Hotel Corsaro: links to many Etna webcams

Stromboli and Vulcano info Stromboliinfo Vulcanomultiple webcams

Vesuviusinfomultiple webcams

France

Puy de Dôme infowebcam

Greece

Santoriniinfo – webcams: one | two (summer only)

Turkey

Araratinfowebcam

Canary Islands (Spain)

Tenerife/Teideinfo – webcams: one | two

Iceland

*Many of the Icelandic webcams hosted by ruv.is require Windows Media.

You can also see webcams from all around Iceland as well.

Eyjafjallajökull – info – webcams: from Þórólfsfell | two | three

Grímsvötninfoone (nearby glacial outlet) | two

Hekla – info – webcams: one* | two

Katla* – infowebcam

Öræfajökull – infowebcam

Surtsey (Vestmannaeyjar)infowebcam

Jan Mayen Island (Norway)

Beerenburginfowebcam

Caribbean/Central America

Montserrat

Soufriere Hillsinfowebcam (no automatic update, must refresh to see a new image)

Martinique (France)

Peleeinfowebcam (currently down – January 2011) 

Guadeloupe (France)

La Soufriere de Guadeloupeinfowebcam

Costa Rica

Arenal – info – webcam (currently down)

Turrialbainfowebcam

Mexico

Colimainfowebcam

Popocatépetlinfo – webcam: one | two | three

El Salvador

Santa Ana / Ilamatepecinfowebcam

South America

Colombia

Galerasinfowebcam

Huilainfo – webcams: one | two

Puraceinfowebcam

Ecuador

Cotopaxi infowebcam

Tungurahua – infowebcam

Chile

Chaitén – info – webcams: Caldera | Camping | Aeródromo

Llaimainfo – webcams: Melipeuco | Cherquenco | Curacautín | Laguna Verde | POVI (currently down)

Planchon Peteroa – info – webcam

Osorno and Calbucoinfo Osorno | info Calbucowebcam

Villarricainfo – webcams: CVV | Llafenco | Pucon | Calafquen | POVI

North America

United States

Yellowstoneinfo | YVO – webcams: Old Faithful (currently down) | Mammoth Springs | Down Basin/Old Faithful

Cascade Range / CVO

Adams – info – webcam

Bakerinfo – webcams: one | two | three

Crater Lake – info – webcam (offline until June)

Hoodinfo – webcams: Mt. Hood Meadows | Timberline

Rainierinfo – webcams: from Paradise | from Tacoma

Saint Helensinfo – webcams: Hi Resolution | low Resolution

Shastainfowebcam

Antarctica

Erebusinfo | monitoring – webcams: one (down) | Scott Base

Top left: Webcam capture of activity at Costa Rica’s Turrialba on January 21, 2011. Image submitted by Eruptions reader Kirby.

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