Volcanoes, Earthquakes & more: live feed
An English-language feed pulling together official reports on M4.5+ earthquakes, volcanic ash and tsunami bulletins from USGS, volcano observatories, tsunami warning centres and VolcanoDiscovery.
What it is
Volcanoes, Earthquakes & more is an English-language Telegram channel with around 4.5K subscribers that works like a control panel for a restless planet. Its description says it covers earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and above from GFZ, INGV and USGS, and 5.0 and above from the RaspberryShake network. It posts dozens of times a day, almost all of it automated reports linking back to the original source.
Why we picked it
It pulls into one feed what is normally scattered across a dozen websites. Each earthquake comes with magnitude, UTC time, coordinates, depth and a link to the USGS event page. The Alaska, Hawaiian and Cascades volcano observatories post their colour-coded alert levels — orange for Kīlauea, where the north vent had been overflowing for days, yellow for Shishaldin. Ash advisories roll in for Etna, Popocatépetl, Sheveluch, Semeru and Fuego, and tsunami centre bulletins say whether a big quake poses a threat, as after the magnitude 7.0 near the Loyalty Islands on 25 September.
The honest caveats: it's a machine feed, with no commentary or pictures, and on busy days it's relentless. If you want to know why something happened, you'll have to follow the links. On the plus side, nothing is secondhand — every line points to an official source, and we saw no politics or ads.
Where to start
- Mute notifications: there are far too many posts for alerts.
- Scroll through once a day to see which volcanoes are active right now.
- Look for the "Volcanic activity worldwide" roundup, a daily summary across volcanoes.
- Tap the USGS link on any quake for the map and details.
Who it's for
Geology and volcano fans, travellers heading to active volcanoes, and anyone curious about how often the Earth actually shakes.
Quick answers
Who writes the posts? They're compiled automatically from USGS, volcano observatories, tsunami warning centres and VolcanoDiscovery.
Which earthquakes are included? Magnitude 4.5 and above, according to the channel description.
Can I rely on it for safety warnings? No — it isn't an official warning service. In an emergency, follow local authorities.
