Volcano video

Videos of eruptions from volcanoes all over the world. New is the aerial footage shot with a drone. Media producers can license the footage for per-minute rates. Videos since 2016 are available in 4k quality.

Sakurajima: shock wave and lightning

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Volcanic lightning are rare phenomens which are difficult to capture on video. This one from Sakurajima volcano was made by a lot of single frames, each exposed for some seconds and animated via PC to a video sequence. The unique shots were licences from several TV station all over the world.

Sakurajima facts

Sakurajima means in English Cherry Blossom Island. It is an active strato volcano and a former island in the Bay of Kagoshima in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption caused the former island to be connected with the Osumi Peninsula.

The volcanic activity is erupting large amounts of volcanic ash. Earlier eruptions built the white sands highlands in the region. 

Sakurajima’s summit has three peaks: Kita-dake (northern peak), Naka-dake (central peak) and Minami-dake (southern peak). A smaller crater on its east side is called Showa. This is the site of most of the current eruptions.

Sakurajima is famose for its volcanic lightning. (Sources WIKIPEDIA & USGS)

Video: Eruption of Pico do Fogo

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This volcano footage shows the eruption of Pico do Fogo in December 2014. The village Portela was destroyed by this eruption. The volcano is located on the Island Fogo. Fogo is one of the Cape Verde Islands and is of volcanic origin.