Volcanoes: live cams
Official volcano observatory cameras, from Kīlauea to Alaska. LiveLocation lists 203 of them right now.
Live nowYouTube liveKīlauea volcano live: west Halemaʻumaʻu crater (USGS V1cam)
Live nowYouTube liveKīlauea volcano live: east Halemaʻumaʻu crater (USGS V2cam)
Live nowYouTube liveKīlauea volcano live: south Halemaʻumaʻu crater (USGS V3cam)
WorkingStill imageKīlauea summit: east Halemaʻumaʻu crater
WorkingStill imageKīlauea: Halemaʻumaʻu and Kaluapele panorama
WorkingStill imageKīlauea upper East Rift Zone from Maunaulu
WorkingStill imageKīlauea: Hōlei Pali
WorkingStill imageKīlauea summit: south Halemaʻumaʻu crater
WorkingStill imageKīlauea caldera down-dropped block and Halemaʻumaʻu
WorkingStill imageKīlauea: Kaluapele from the HVO observation tower
WorkingStill imageKīlauea summit from Mauna Loa Road
WorkingStill imageKīlauea: Mauna Ulu
WorkingStill imageMauna Loa summit: Mokuʻāweoweo caldera
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens from Johnston Ridge Observatory
WorkingStill imageAkutan (AKS camera)
WorkingStill imageAkutan (AV12 camera)
WorkingStill imageSemisopochnoi: Amchitka (AHT camera)
WorkingStill imageAniakchak (ANNQ camera)
WorkingStill imageAugustine [Homer, 709 ft]
WorkingStill imageAugustine Lagoon (AULG camera)
WorkingStill imageAugustine Mound (AU22 camera)
WorkingStill imageYellowstone: Biscuit Basin
WorkingStill imageYellowstone: Black Diamond Pool
WorkingStill imageCleveland (CLCL camera)
WorkingStill imageCleveland (CLCO camera)
WorkingStill imageCleveland (CLES camera)
WorkingStill imageCleveland (NIKH camera)
WorkingStill imageCleveland IR (CLNE camera)
WorkingStill imageCleveland Vis (CLNE camera)
WorkingStill imageMount Adams: Adams (WATCH, Northwest)
WorkingStill imageMount Baker: Baker (PAUL, Easton Glacier)
WorkingStill imageHood (Mount Hood Meadows, Southeast)
WorkingStill imageMount Hood: Hood (STAD, Southeast)
WorkingStill imageMount Rainier: Rainier (PAUL, Mowich Face)
WorkingStill imageMount Rainier: Rainier (PAUL, Puyallup Drainage)
WorkingStill imageMount Rainier: Rainier (PAUL, Puyallup River)
WorkingStill imageMount Rainier: Rainier (PAUL, Tahoma Headwall)
WorkingStill imageSt. Helens (GUAC, East Crater)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (GUAC, North)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Dome)
WorkingStill imageSt. Helens (JRO, East Wall)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Glacier)
WorkingStill imageSt. Helens (JRO, Guacamole)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Loowit Fan)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, NF100)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Spirit Lake Blockage)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Spirit Lake)
WorkingStill imageSt. Helens (JRO, SPL Repeater)
WorkingStill imageSt. Helens (SUG, West Crater)
WorkingStill imageThree Sisters (Black Butte, North)
WorkingStill imageEdgecumbe (EDNW camera)
WorkingStill imageGreat Sitkin (GSCK camera)
WorkingStill imageGreat Sitkin (WHIT camera)
WorkingStill imageIliamna (ILCB camera)
WorkingStill imageIliamna (IVE camera)
WorkingStill imageKanaga (KIMD camera)
WorkingStill imageKanaga (WHIT camera)
WorkingStill imageKatmai (CAHL camera)
WorkingStill imageKatmai (KABU camera)
WorkingStill imageKatmai (KAKN camera)
WorkingStill imageLittle Sitkin (LSPA camera)
WorkingStill imageMakushin (MREP camera)
WorkingStill imageOkmok (OKCF camera)
WorkingStill imageOkmok (OKIF camera)
WorkingStill imagePavlof (BLHA camera)
WorkingStill imagePavlof (DOL camera)
WorkingStill imagePavlof (PS1A camera)
WorkingStill imageRedoubt [Cook Inlet, 40 ft]
WorkingStill imageRedoubt (RDDF camera)
WorkingStill imageRedoubt (RDJH camera)
WorkingStill imageSemisopochnoi (CEPE camera)
WorkingStill imageSemisopochnoi (CETU camera)
WorkingStill imageShishaldin (BRPK camera)
WorkingStill imageShishaldin (ISLZ camera)
WorkingStill imageShishaldin (WTUG camera)
WorkingStill imageSpurr - Crater Peak (SPCL camera)
WorkingStill imageSpurr (ANCW camera)
WorkingStill imageSpurr (SPCL camera)
WorkingStill imageSpurr (SPCR camera)
WorkingStill imageTanaga (TAPA camera)
WorkingStill imageVeniaminof (VNCG camera)
WorkingStill imageVeniaminof (VNSG camera)
WorkingStill imageYellowstone Lake
WorkingStill imageAsosan volcano camera, Kusasenri
WorkingStill imageKirishimayama volcano camera, Inokoishi (Ohachi)
WorkingStill imageSakurajima volcano camera, Tarumizu Arasaki
WorkingStill imageNakanoshima volcano camera, Yoriki
WorkingStill imageNakanoshima volcano camera, Otake summit
WorkingStill imageRuapehu North volcano camera
WorkingStill imageRuapehu South volcano camera
WorkingStill imageRuapehu East volcano camera
WorkingStill imageNgauruhoe volcano camera
WorkingStill imageNgauruhoe and Tongariro volcano camera
WorkingStill imageTongariro volcano camera
WorkingStill imageTongariro Te Maari Crater volcano camera
WorkingStill imageTaranaki volcano cameraNo live video among these cameras. Turn off "Live video only" to see them all.
Questions about volcanoes cameras
How many volcano cameras are on LiveLocation?
203 right now: 3 live video, 200 still images. 120 were live or showing a fresh image at the last check.
Which countries have the most volcano cameras?
Most are in United States (101), Japan (91) and New Zealand (11). United States Japan New Zealand
What are good volcano cams to watch?
Good ones to start with: Kīlauea summit: east Halemaʻumaʻu crater (still image), Kīlauea: Halemaʻumaʻu and Kaluapele panorama (still image) and Kīlauea upper East Rift Zone from Maunaulu (still image). Kīlauea summit: east Halemaʻumaʻu crater Kīlauea: Halemaʻumaʻu and Kaluapele panorama Kīlauea upper East Rift Zone from Maunaulu
What time of day is best for volcano cams?
At night, when a glow can show if lava is at or near the surface; by day, steam and gas plumes. Always check the observatory's alert level for real conditions. 10 of these cameras are marked as worth watching at night. Each camera page shows its local time and whether the sun is up.
Who runs these volcano cameras?
The main sources are USGS volcano observatories (98), Japan Meteorological Agency (91), GeoNet (11) and Curated YouTube live streams (3). Each camera plays straight from its owner, with credit. USGS volcano observatories Japan Meteorological Agency GeoNet Curated YouTube live streams
Can I watch live video of volcano views?
Yes: 3 of the 203 send live video; the rest are still images or short clips. Turn on "Live video only" to see just the moving ones. Live camera radar