Active volcano

[1] There are 1,350 potentially active volcanoes around the world, 500 of which have erupted in historical time.

[2][3] An estimated 500 million people live near active volcanoes.

[3] Historical time (or recorded history) is another timeframe for active.

[4][6] As of March 2021[update], the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program recognizes 560 volcanoes with confirmed historical eruptions.

Campi Flegrei in Italy and Ilopango in El Salvador both have populations of over 2 million people living within 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) of the volcanoes.

World map of active volcanoes and plate boundaries
Kīlauea 's lava entering the sea
Lava flows at Holuhraun , Iceland , September 2014
Nyiragongo 's lava lake
Arenal Volcano , Costa Rica
Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano
Hekla , stratovolcano in Iceland
Aerial image of Stromboli (view from the northeast)
Mount Etna in Italy
Nantai volcano, Tochigi-Nikko, Japan in 2013
Yotei Volcano on Hokkaido in Japan
Colima volcano in Mexico
Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico
Mayon volcano in the Philippines
Taal volcano , Philippines
Kilauea Fissure 8 cone erupting in Hawaii
Mount Hood in Oregon
Mount Bachelor , Oregon
Mount St. Helens , Washington
Mount Rainier , Washington
Mount Shasta , California