USGS operates five U.S. Volcano Observatories
Volcano monitoring and research conducted at five U.S. volcano observatories advances our understanding of active volcanism and its impacts, and enables the USGS Volcano Hazards …
Alaska Volcano Observatory | Home
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) is a consortium of the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the State of Alaska Division of …
Directory of volcano observatories - The World Organization ...
What is a volcano observatory? Volcano observatories are broadly defined as institutions mandated by their governments to monitor volcanoes and provide scientific advice to support …
Volcano observatory - Wikipedia
Each observatory provides continuous and periodic monitoring of the seismicity, other geophysical changes, ground movements, volcanic gas chemistry, and hydrologic conditions and activity …
Cascades Volcano Observatory | U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Cascades Volcano scientists listen to and watch volcanoes using a variety of equipment. Seismometers detect earthquakes, GPS receivers detect ground motion, "sniffers" detect …
Members’ Observatories Directory - The World Organization of ...
Member’s volcano observatories are listed in alphabetical order for each country. Any person having up-to-date information, corrections or additions to volcano observatories, please …
Volcano Science Center | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Sep 22, 2025 · The center is home to the five US volcano observatories with offices in Anchorage, Alaska; Menlo Park and Mountain View, California; Vancouver, Washington; and Hilo, Hawaii.