Volcanic activity along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire” gave rise to a tiny island in November 2013, and it has been expanding since then. Located in the Ogasawara Islands, part of the Volcano Islands arc, the new islet sits about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Tokyo.
After a period of quiet, the Japanese volcano erupted volcanic gas and ash for two weeks in October.
Published Oct 17, 2022
Volcanic activity that ramped up in late May 2020 has continued into August.
Published Aug 6, 2020
A young volcanic island in the western Pacific Ocean has been going through some growing pains.
Published Jul 6, 2020
In January 2020, plumes emanated from the young volcanic island.
Published Jan 28, 2020
The island has been growing steadily since 2013.
Published Apr 21, 2017
Nishinoshima has grown to twelve times its original size.
Published Nov 29, 2015
The growing volcanic island offers a blank canvas where new ecosystems will emerge.
Published Jun 24, 2015
Nishinoshima spews a plume of ash and gas, part of an ongoing eruption that continues to increase the size of the small island.
Published Mar 5, 2015
More than a year after emerging from the Pacific Ocean, a new Japanese island continues to grow.
Published Dec 2, 2014
The ongoing volcanic eruption at Nishino-shima is building up the island in the western Pacific Ocean.
Published Aug 29, 2014
Ash and steam stream from a remote Japanese island.
Published Jul 16, 2014
In the western Pacific Ocean, a new volcanic island that formed in the shadow of Nishino-shima has merged with it. The island has doubled in size as the eruption continues.
Published Apr 4, 2014
Volcanic activity may soon fuse a newly formed island to its neighbor Nishino-shima.
Published Dec 24, 2013
The EO-1 satellite captures a view of the new volcanic island that formed in November 2013 near Nishino-shima Volcano.
Published Dec 18, 2013
