Volcanic Eruptions in 2018

15 significant eruptions

Every significant eruption NOAA records in 2018.

2018 on the map

Colored by explosivity.

VEI 0
VEI 2
VEI 3
VEI 4
VEI 5
VEI 6
VEI 7+
VEI not recorded

Every eruption

Kadovar, January 5, 2018VEI 2
Mayon, January 13, 2018VEI 3 · $3.6 million
Kusatsu-Shiranesan, January 23, 2018VEI 1 · 1 death
Kilauea, February 1, 2018VEI 1 · 1 death
Kadovar, February 9, 2018VEI 2 · tsunami
Ijen, March 21, 2018Indonesia
Ambae, March 30, 2018VEI 3 · 4 deaths
Kilauea, April 28, 2018VEI 1 · $370 million · 716 houses destroyed · tsunami
Sumisujima, May 6, 2018tsunami
Fuego, June 3, 2018VEI 2 · 201 deaths · $120 million · 186 houses destroyed
Kilauea, July 16, 2018$1 million
Manam, August 25, 2018VEI 4 · 164 houses destroyed
Ambrym, December 15, 2018VEI 2
Krakatau, December 22, 2018VEI 4 · 437 deaths · $250 million · 2,844 houses destroyed · tsunami
Etna, December 26, 2018VEI 2 · $115 million · 15 houses destroyed

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.