#  @geologyhub GeologyHub GeologyHub posts on YouTube about science, ore, earthquake, in the the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] +8.90% - [--] Month [---------] -29% - [--] Months [----------] -3.20% - [--] Year [----------] +30% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -11% - [--] Month [---] -84% - [--] Months [---] +153% - [--] Year [-----] +273% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] no change - [--] Month [-------] +0.26% - [--] Months [-------] +4.30% - [--] Year [-------] +11% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 49.71% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 9.83% [stocks](/list/stocks) 9.25% [finance](/list/finance) 6.36% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 4.62% [gaming](/list/gaming) 0.58% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 0.58% [musicians](/list/musicians) 0.58% **Social topic influence** [science](/topic/science) #4230, [ore](/topic/ore) #254, [earthquake](/topic/earthquake) #430, [in the](/topic/in-the) 10.98%, [$googl](/topic/$googl) 9.25%, [more than](/topic/more-than) 6.94%, [lava](/topic/lava) 6.94%, [mexico](/topic/mexico) 4.62%, [indonesia](/topic/indonesia) #1038, [this is](/topic/this-is) 4.05% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@gmailcom](/creator/undefined) [@earthquakesim](/creator/undefined) [@extremepursuit](/creator/undefined) [@asuedu](/creator/undefined) [@twopineapples](/creator/undefined) [@n08](/creator/undefined) [@n0844252536751](/creator/undefined) [@slworking2](/creator/undefined) [@n0814464693938](/creator/undefined) [@unoprogetto](/creator/undefined) [@geofubar](/creator/undefined) [@earthquakesimif](/creator/undefined) [@n07](/creator/undefined) [@n07465956530](/creator/undefined) [@criticalstress](/creator/undefined) [@emailasuedu](/creator/undefined) [@nwsswpc](/creator/undefined) [@n06](/creator/undefined) [@n068057527132](/creator/undefined) [@tigers1964](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Montserrat Volcano Update; Increasing Unrest Observed One of the Caribbean's most potentially dangerous volcanoes is displaying a long term increase in earthquakes and fumarole temperatures. This is occurring at the Soufrire Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat which if this increase continues for several more years (potentially decades) might eventually lead to a new volcanic eruption. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "SoufriereHills1" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped image color saturation increased text overlay overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0LuJrLaFYuY) 2024-01-11T19:00Z 388K followers, 32.7K engagements "What Does Silver Ore Look Like More than [--] million ounces of silver is utilized for various purposes each year which makes it fairly valuable. Silver occurs in both native form but also in several distinct ore minerals one of which is known as acanthite. #short #shorts #silver If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5f8APtMw2BQ) 2023-07-01T01:00Z 388K followers, 74.4K engagements "The Ancient Volcano in Wyoming; Devils Tower One of the most impressive features within Wyoming is a towering rock edifice called Devils Tower. This ancient mass of rock contains hexagon shaped columns which rise [---] feet above the surrounding landscape. It marks the remains of an ancient volcano which once created a several thousand foot wide explosion crater in the ground. This video will discuss a new theory on how Devils Tower formed and mention some nearby related geologic features. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "DevilsTower1" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8we8PDNrnO0) 2025-04-07T19:00Z 388K followers, 42.7K engagements "The Missing Mantle Problem; A Geologic Mystery Among large asteroids across the solar system there seems to be a major problem. For an unknown reason their olivine mantles seem to be completely missing. Or at least that is how it seems due to the fact that what should be one of the most common meteorite types to fall to Earth is instead one of the rarest. So why exactly are chunks of the olivine mantle of differentiated asteroids seemingly missing This video discusses a few possibilities via the analysis of a geologist with this unsolved scientific problem being known as "The Missing Mantle" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UjTd3_llaAk) 2025-09-10T19:00Z 388K followers, 28.1K engagements "What does Iron Ore Look Like Iron is well known for occurring in some minerals and rocks that are a red or black color. The vast majority of iron is mined from banded iron formations which almost exclusively formed before [---] billion years ago. #short #shorts #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X_B-itox0f8) 2023-05-17T01:00Z 388K followers, 231.1K engagements "The Impact Crater in Mexico which Wiped out the Dinosaurs; Chicxulub Crater The largest impact crater on the planet to form in the last [--] billion years is located on the Yucatan Peninsula. Known as the Chicxulub Crater it measures [---] kilometers or [---] miles wide. Its formation caused the extinction of the non avian dinosaurs [--] million years ago causing a long term impact winter. If not for this ancient event the dominant life forms on the planet would still be giant reptiles. This video will discuss this massive impact crater and how it formed. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dsQuEOVGYFE) 2022-03-23T19:00Z 388K followers, 2M engagements "What Radioactive Thorium Ore Looks Like Thorium or element number [--] is a substance which could be used to generate power in a nuclear reactor as it is more common than uranium in Earth's crust. This video discusses one such radioactive ore mineral of thorium which is known as thorite. #radioactive #thorium #shorts #short #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o9sINMH4LCw) 2023-06-09T01:00Z 388K followers, 41.5K engagements "What does Bismuth Ore Look Like Bismuth or element number [--] is one position higher on the periodic table then the element lead. Yet since it typically appears in lab grown crystals few people know what bismuth ore or native bismuth look like in host rock. This video displays an example of both. #short #shorts #geology #bismuth If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q4TTPdmnVwE) 2023-06-17T01:00Z 388K followers, 31.3K engagements "How Viscous is the Earth's Mantle The Earth's mantle is mostly solid. However over long geologic time periods it does technically move like a liquid. So what exactly is its viscosity #mantle #geology #science #short #shorts If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ugRSGuPQiEo) 2023-12-02T01:00Z 388K followers, 30.6K engagements "The Initial Moment the Kilauea Volcano Erupted This video showcases the first moments of when Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted on September 10th of [----]. As a white volcanic gas plume suddenly becomes thicker until lava erupts onto the surface. #short #shorts #kilauea #volcano #hawaii #eruption If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uuf2leEzM-0) 2023-09-12T05:00Z 388K followers, 10M engagements "What does Titanium Ore Look Like Titanium is an important metallic element widely used in various industries. One of this element's two main ore minerals rutile consists of thin golden needle like crystals which produce a spectacular adamantine luster. #short #shorts #titanium #ore If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vfHZs5xESOQ) 2023-05-14T01:00Z 388K followers, 57.9K engagements "North America Nearly Split in Half; The Midcontinent Rift North America once nearly split in [--] with a [----] mile long series of rifts stretching from Oklahoma to Ontario all the way to Alabama. While this rift failed it allowed for lake Superior to form and also left behind numerous incredibly valuable ore deposits especially elemental copper. Today's video will discuss this geologic province as it formed [---] billion years ago. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image IBCAO Image Landsat / Copernicus Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO Image NOAA. This image was overlaid with text and then" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wrMTVWIWAnc) 2025-10-07T19:00Z 388K followers, 68.3K engagements "What Radioactive Uranium Ore Looks Like Uranium is a highly radioactive element whose most important usage is in nuclear power plants. Yet few people know what uranium ore looks like. This video briefly discusses two important uranium ore minerals which are uraninite and carnotite. #radioactive #uranium #short #shorts If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4vqEuPuMaBw) 2023-06-10T01:00Z 388K followers, 668K engagements "Caribbean Earthquake Update; M6.5 Quake Strikes East of Guadeloupe A magnitude [---] earthquake just more than [---] miles east of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe causing no damage. This earthquake was unusual as it did not occur in a subduction zone but rather at a spot in the overlying tectonic plate. Today's video will explain why this earthquake occurred through the knowledge and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LlgfY2W0E9E) 2025-10-30T19:00Z 388K followers, 33.4K engagements "The Erupting Volcano in Antarctica; Mount Erebus Antarctica has an active lava lake right now At one of the coldest locations on Earth there is an active more than [---] foot wide lava lake which has a temperature of more than [----] degrees Fahrenheit. This is at the summit of Antarctica's Mount Erebus volcano which has been continuously erupting for [--] years straight. Today's video will discuss why it exists how it formed its unusual geologic features such as Erebus crystals and what its typical eruptions are like. Thumbnail Photo Credit: A. Eschenbacher Used with Permission. Note: Today's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MIAuG78hWnw) 2025-05-10T18:00Z 388K followers, 51.3K engagements "What does Nickel Ore Look Like Nickel or element number [--] is widely known in the United States at least as comprising 25% by weight of the 5-cent coin referred to as a nickel. Yet nickel is also used to make stainless steel and is an important element in the manufacture of some battery types. #short #shorts #nickel #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c4p1l1JYOMA) 2023-07-03T01:00Z 388K followers, 25.7K engagements "What does Tin Ore Look Like Tin or element number [--] is widely known for its namesake in tin cans. However tin is also used as one of the two key components in the alloy bronze. This video discusses the main ore mineral of tin which is known as cassiterite. #short #shorts #tin #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e6WW8PrR-CE) 2023-06-27T01:00Z 388K followers, 25.4K engagements "What does Vanadium Ore Look Like #shorts #short #geology This short video displays the main ore of the element known as vanadium. The reddish-brown crystal is known as vanadinite and contains both vanadium and lead in its crystal structure. This video was made by a geologist who attended Arizona State University. This channel has an etsy store. If you enjoy rocks and minerals check out prospectingarizona.etsy.com . Google Earth imagery used in this video: Google Vanadinite Vanadium Rockhound Geology Prospecting Minerals Red Crystal Red Mineral Red Rock Vanadium Ore Vanadinite Vanadium" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pVDxGtISlco) 2020-12-20T17:31Z 388K followers, 37.5K engagements "This Week in Volcano News; Vesuvius Earthquake Swarm Mayon Erupts This week Mount Mayon erupted generating hundreds of pyroclastic flows and causing the evacuation of [----] people. Meanwhile a weak earthquake swarm occurred at Mount Vesuvius in Italy. And in Vanuatu the Ambrym volcano may have weakly erupted with a chance for more activity to occur soon. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes that are actively erupting. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by Phivolcs Posted on Facebook" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-MYoY7501GI) 2026-01-11T18:00Z 388K followers, 32.7K engagements "Ambae Volcano Update; Unusual Lava Fountains Generated New Activity Vanuatu's Ambae volcano just erupted producing its highest number of satellite detected thermal signatures since a large eruption from 2017-2018. While unconfirmed there appears to have been tall lava fountains and potentially even a new lava flow which erupted on February 12th. This would mark the volcano's only third lava flow in the last century which is a bit unusual considering its recent activity. Note: The occurrence of a lava flow or lava fountains on February 12th [----] at the Ambae volcano in Vanuatu is not confirmed" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1XBiux045yM) 2026-02-14T18:00Z 388K followers, 15.7K engagements "What does Gold Ore Look Like Asking what gold ore looks like might initially seem self-explanatory. Yet not all valuable gold ore occurs as a bright yellow metallic piece. Gold can also occur within other minerals such as calaverite or be disseminated in sedimentary rock. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5S0fvvSi5TE) 2023-06-21T01:00Z 388K followers, 148.7K engagements "The Geologic Oddity in Mauritania; The Eye of the Sahara What you are looking at is a massive circular feature within Mauritania. It is a truly beautiful geologic oddity largely only visible from satellite. Known as the "Eye of the Sahara" it is a spectacular [--] kilometer or [--] mile wide feature which contrasts with the overall coloration of the surrounding landscape. It formed approximately [---] million years ago due to a series of geologic events. This video will discuss this spectacular feature and describe how it formed. Thumbnail Photo Credit: NASA JSC (Johnson Space Center)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9Eyu3YwMmek) 2024-06-26T19:00Z 388K followers, 77.1K engagements "The Largest Volcanic Eruption to Ever Occur; The VEI [--] Toba Eruption The largest volcanic eruption known to science cataclysmically began [-----] years ago. Every [--] seconds it erupted more material than produced during the entire [----] eruption of Mount Saint Helens. This eruption did not originate from the Yellow supervolcano but rather a separate supervolcano known as Toba. This video will discuss the largest explosive volcanic eruption currently known to science which registered in on the volcanic explosivity index as a [--]. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Tytgat G. C. Alaska Volcano Observatory /" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Aw8BHlUhFRY) 2023-02-11T18:00Z 388K followers, 185.8K engagements "11 Fissures Erupt Lava on France's Reunion Island; New Eruption Begins A new volcanic eruption just began on the French island of Reunion which has a population of approximately [------]. Specifically [--] fissures newly erupted at the Piton de la Fournaise volcano to the east of Madagascar each feeding a distinct lava flow. These lava flows are continuing to expand in size and are occurring within the volcano's southeast rift zone. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B5dpaD8fhA8) 2026-02-13T21:30Z 388K followers, 36.2K engagements "Greece Santorini Volcano Update; The Current Situation [--] Months Later It is now nearly three months after the seismic crisis in Greece began due to the presumed movement of magma underneath the Santorini volcano. The rate of earthquakes has notably changed since it reached a peak in early February and today's video will discuss what might happen next through the perspective and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "Santorini25" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo)) from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B72CHS_W4lA) 2025-04-16T19:00Z 388K followers, 48.1K engagements "The Active Volcano in California; Salton Buttes California's Salton Sea is home to a little known active volcano which erupted multiple times in the last [----] years. This volcano produces viscous flows of rhyolite lava and even recently produced obsidian. It currently has a large cluster of mud pots and fumaroles and this complex powers a geothermal field which generates electricity for [------] homes. This video will discuss this volcano and mention what its future hazards are. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "SaltonButtesMudVolcanoes28" is a derivative of a photo from a video (frame grab at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DtgdE8kJt28) 2024-11-01T19:00Z 388K followers, 30.4K engagements "Mayon Volcano Eruption Update; Long Pyroclastic Flow Occurs Earlier this week a short-lived intensification of the Mayon volcano's ongoing eruption occurred resulting in the generation of [--] lengthy pyroclastic flows. One of these pyroclastic flows occurring at 10:35 am reached a full [--] kilometers or [---] miles away. Today's video discusses what occurred on that day through the knowledge and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by Phivolcs Posted on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/reel/2115941508943743. This image was then overlaid with text and overlaid" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GYlX7hYJH08) 2026-02-12T19:00Z 388K followers, 22.7K engagements "Why Platinum is Worth Less than Gold This might come as a surprise to people but believe it or not platinum is currently worth less than what gold is. And this is despite the fact that reward tiers on credit cards and membership cards traditionally treat platinum as more valuable than gold. Yet there is a reasoning behind this not simply relating to demand. #short #shorts #platinum #gold If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IgQv7Pkl--g) 2023-07-05T01:00Z 388K followers, 71.5K engagements "The Origin of All Gold on Earth A special thanks to RadiaCode for sponsoring today's video. Their useful geiger counters can be bought with a 3% discount at https://radiacode.com/discount=GEOLOGYHUB. Gold's origin is quite fascinating. Incredibly rare and valuable the vast majority of all gold originated in one of the universe's most explosive phenomena. But at the same time other gold formed in low mass stars. Today's video discusses the [--] main ways elemental gold was formed from other elements. Note: I WAS paid by RadiaCode to promote their product. In other words the segment about the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O3RKsd1txlI) 2026-02-07T18:00Z 388K followers, 52.7K engagements "The Geologic Oddity in New Mexico; White Sands National Park What you are looking is not snow. Although it is relatively cold to the touch it is not related to water or ice. Rather it is an expansive dune field in New Mexico made of the largest concentration of white sands on the planet. Largely protected within White Sands National Park this geologic oddity has an unusual origin. This video will discuss how these dunes came to be and mention the scope of this geologic wonder. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "WhiteSandsNationalPark1" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TsTtXm5VfEE) 2025-04-05T18:00Z 388K followers, 39.3K engagements "What does Lead Ore Look Like Lead is still widely used today for batteries with lesser usages in other purposes. Thus identifying key ores of this element is important as it is still a potentially valuable commodity. This video discusses the three most common ore minerals of lead which are anglesite cerussite and galena. #short #shorts #lead #ore If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YgEMxvqmT7A) 2023-04-25T01:00Z 388K followers, 28.7K engagements "This Week in Volcano News; Lava Flow Approaches Highway Lascar Erupts This week France's Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the island of Reunion erupted generating [--] separate lava flows. One of these is still active and has advanced to within [----] meters of the RN2 highway. Meanwhile in Chile the Lascar volcano erupted anew also producing thermal signatures seen from satellite. And in Indonesia a several hour period of repeated multi-kilometer long pyroclastic flows was triggered by heavy local rainfall. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZheAY--Ukh8) 2026-02-15T18:00Z 388K followers, 55.3K engagements "5 Volcanoes Which Could Erupt in 2026; Iwo Jima & More With a new year brings new possibilities and this includes with volcanoes. As a result you might be wondering which volcanoes around the planet could erupt this year (2026). In today's video I will discuss [--] volcanoes which in the opinion of a volcanologist (GeologyHub) have the potential to erupt in the next [--] months. Two of these volcanoes involve volcanic islands specifically the volcanoes known as Krakatau and Barren Island. This video's thumbnail image displays what the next eruption of Reykjanes in Iceland might look like. If you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ahm5FuHAqtk) 2026-01-01T19:00Z 388K followers, 25.8K engagements "Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update; [----] Ft Lava Fountains [--] New Vents Yesterday Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produced a series of towering [----] foot high sustained lava fountains This potentially involved [--] new vents which in addition to the [--] preexisting vents output lava at a rate as high as [---] cubic meters per second. The eruptive episode episode [--] lasted for nearly [--] hours and output [----] million cubic meters of [----] degrees Celsius basaltic lava. Today's video is analyzed by a geologist and volcanologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iG01rv3nY-c) 2026-02-16T21:30Z 388K followers, 29K engagements "Mayon Volcano Update; New Eruption Occurs Evacuations Ordered A series of pyroclastic flows were generated from the Mayon stratovolcano as a new eruption began. As a result approximately [----] people were evacuated and a [--] kilometer exclusion zone was declared. Today's video discusses the ongoing eruption and why a potential storm that might hit in the upcoming [--] days is a special concern. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video posted by Phivolcs posted on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/reel/1359143702907517 If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=juPM-sKb_kE) 2026-01-08T19:00Z 388K followers, 46.4K engagements "What does Mercury Ore Look Like Mercury is the only metal element which is naturally a liquid at room temperature. Because of this mercury has a surprisingly wide range of usages. Yet when mercury occurs as an ore mineral it often is bright red in a mineral known as cinnabar. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l9PXZzsfjIs) 2023-06-23T01:00Z 388K followers, 132.5K engagements "The Geologic Oddity in Australia where the Mantle is Exposed; Macquarie Island In a section of Australia the mantle is being actively exposed on the surface at this very moment. And no I am not referring to a volcanic eruption. Rather I am referring to Macquarie island which hosts a colorful assortment of primarily green minerals which include olivine (whose gem form is known as peridot) serpentine and zoisite. This video will explain how a piece of the Earth's mantle ended up above sea level. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tQ3M3haffmY) 2022-10-04T19:00Z 388K followers, 196.6K engagements "The 2nd Impact Crater which Wiped out the Dinosaurs; Nadir Crater The largest impact crater on the planet to form in the last [--] billion years is located on the Yucatan Peninsula. Known as the Chicxulub Crater it measures [---] kilometers or [---] miles wide. Yet it is not the only impact crater to have formed during this mass extinction event [--] million years ago as off the western coast of Africa is another large (albeit smaller compared to the Chicxulub Crater) several kilometer wide impact crater. This video will discuss this massive impact crater which added to the extinction (but was not the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tcJVRANpPiQ) 2023-01-13T19:00Z 388K followers, 40.1K engagements "Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update; Breathtaking [----] Ft Lava Fountains Hawaii's Kilauea volcano just produced a series of once in a generation high lava fountains; for multiple hours they reached heights of [----] feet This occurred between October 17th and October 18th of [----] representing episode [--] of Kilauea's latest prolonged eruption. Unlike all of its prior eruptions I was there to witness and film in person alongside Lou from the TwoPineapples YouTube channel. Yes this video was published a week late since I was on vacation on location in Hawaii If you would like to support this channel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uzPT3dMuD2Y) 2025-10-24T19:01Z 388K followers, 98.1K engagements "The Two Highly Magnetic Minerals There are two iron rich minerals that can be found in nature which are strongly magnetic. While there are numerous weakly magnetic minerals both magnetite and maghemite react strongly to magnets. #short #shorts #iron #magnetic If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vy4Q-3y1Aco) 2023-06-28T01:00Z 388K followers, 28.4K engagements "What Lies in the Interior of a Volcano; Video Footage w/ Geologist Analysis Ever wondered what the interior of an active volcano looks like Well with spectacular drone footage we can now answer that question by descending deep into the crater more than half a thousand feet below ground. Spectacular colorations from sulfur and arsenic additional chambers and other fascinating sights. Today's video will analyze this footage through the analysis of a geologist at Indonesia's Egon volcano. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by the ExtremePursuit YouTube channel from a video at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BG5XctlkZSY) 2025-02-28T19:00Z 388K followers, 37.8K engagements "What does Lithium Ore Look Like Lithium is an import element due to its necessity in lithium-ion batteries. Lithium minerals especially lepidolite are often the color purple. This video showcases this mineral which is 3.6% by weight lithium. #short #shorts #geology #lithium If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JGZzTVg-kgg) 2023-05-08T01:00Z 388K followers, 64.7K engagements "What does Copper Ore Look Like Copper ore is often a beautiful blue or green hue which brightly stands out in the average geologic landscape. This video shows three example copper minerals of this color which include chrysocolla malachite and shattuckite. #short #shorts #copper #ore #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SEZqU_YahIc) 2023-04-24T01:00Z 388K followers, 94.8K engagements "What does Manganese Ore Look Like Manganese ore is often a pretty pink or black color. Widely used in the making of steel and in some batteries manganese is the 12th most common element in the Earth's crust. Common ore minerals include manganite and pyrolusite which sometimes forms dendrites. #short #shorts #rhodonite If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SEdrkJYv8ZY) 2023-05-01T01:00Z 388K followers, 23.8K engagements "The Really Big One; The Feared Cascadia [---] Earthquake In the United States there is one disaster which geologists fear above all else; a megathrust earthquake occurring in the Cascadia subduction zone. This exact disaster occurred in the year [----] creating a destructive Pacific wide tsunami and causing thousands of casualties on the mainland. Yet today there are now [--] million more people who live in the area than there were when the last disaster struck. So what exactly might occur if the Cascadia subduction zone was to produce a major megathrust earthquake in the near future This video" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mt6UxFIK17w) 2024-08-03T18:00Z 388K followers, 1M engagements "What does Cobalt Ore Look Like Cobalt ore is surprisingly often a pink color. For example a pink cobalt ore mineral is known as spherocobaltite. This video will discuss this sample and how much cobalt in terms of dollars and cents is located within it. #short #shorts #cobalt #ore If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n3B25em1PZU) 2023-04-22T01:30Z 388K followers, 45.9K engagements "What does Tungsten Ore Look Like Tungsten is a strong element known for its high density and usage in tank armor. Yet few people known what tungsten ore looks like. This video showcases the most important ore of tungsten which is known as scheelite. #short #shorts #tungsten If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vZkU_AHC0vg) 2023-06-22T01:00Z 388K followers, 24.4K engagements "Watch a Tsunami be Generated by a Volcanic Eruption On October 12th of [----] a small tsunami was generated by a volcanic eruption of Mount Stromboli in Italy. This video displays the entire sequence of events which created the tsunami via a pyroclastic flow entering the Mediterranean Sea. Although this tsunami was relatively small other recent ones at Stromboli in the last [----] years were incredibly destructive. However the recent tsunami provides an excellent case study for determining how volcanic tsunamis form. I want to give a special thanks to INGVvulcani / INGV Progetto UNO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yK1g2M_8r4I) 2022-10-20T20:00Z 388K followers, 1.4M engagements "Explosive Mud Volcano Erupts in Azerbaijan; 1000+ Foot Fireball A powerful explosion and fireball were generated rising more than [----] feet after a mud volcano violently erupted. This occurred in eastern Azerbaijan during the afternoon of January 30th and by the time the eruption was over [--] acres had been rapidly covered in a thick layer of mud. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "Fireball15" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped removed faint lights in background text overlay overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo)) from "fireball pretty" by:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=009UC3mXhOo) 2026-02-09T19:00Z 388K followers, 53.5K engagements "The Active Volcano on Easter Island; Terevaka One of the three volcanoes that comprises the famous Easter Island is not extinct. As the Terevaka volcano appears to have erupted around [-----] years ago meaning this complex just barely fits the definition of an active volcano. Today's video discusses this volcano along with the geology of Easter Island as a whole also discussing what materials the stone statues known as Moai were carved from. While Terevaka has not seemingly shown any signs of life since it's last eruption it could theoretically erupt at some point in the future. If you would" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0dqMKp_nUdU) 2026-02-11T19:00Z 388K followers, 18.5K engagements "What does Chromium Ore Look Like Chromium is an important chemical element widely used to make stainless steel and various compounds which are somewhat corrosion resistant. This element largely is mined via the mineral chromite which occurs as a black color and is 46.5% by weight chromium. #short #shorts #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=21rBDRNa3iI) 2023-05-19T01:00Z 388K followers, 41.2K engagements "Watch Kilauea's Webcam Get Destroyed by Falling Lava This video shows the moments Kilauea's V3Cam was destroyed by falling lava bombs during an intense strongly horizontal lava fountaining event. This occurred on December 6th [----] and was all captured from the perspective of the destroyed webcam. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Cropped frame grab from a video by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Posted on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watchv=BqmpkUdMtyA. This clip was then recorded by YouTube.com/TwoPineapples. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2IeI_1NAmSs) 2025-12-11T01:00Z 388K followers, 643.5K engagements "The Geologic Oddity in the Deep Ocean; Millions of Valuable Manganese Nodules Across wide swaths of the deep ocean floor is a strange geologic oddity. There millions of rounded rocks which are essentially solid geodes called nodules are spread across the ocean floor seemingly with no apparent pattern. In some areas they cover 70% of the ocean floor while in other places they are nonexistent. These mysterious masses of rock are referred to as manganese nodules which are incredibly valuable. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3T1vKfR-0Mk) 2022-04-26T19:00Z 388K followers, 303.3K engagements "Earth's Largest Caldera; [---] Kilometers Wide Calderas often form during the largest explosive or effusive eruptions. So what is Earth's largest caldera The answer is now Yellowstone Taupo or even Toba. Rather a little known [--] mile or [---] kilometer wide caldera exists off the eastern coast of the Philippines; the Apolaki Caldera. Luckily the Apolaki caldera is long extinct and will never erupt again. #volcano #philippines #geology #caldera #shorts #short Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image [----] Maxar Technologies Image Landsat / Copernicus Image [----] CNES / Airbus Data SIO NOAA U.S." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AP1U4Skfuas) 2023-04-10T01:00Z 388K followers, 385.7K engagements "The [--] Softest Minerals Known to Science There are currently more than [----] known minerals so which are the softest This video will answer this question by discussing three minerals with a mohs hardness of [---] or less. #short #shorts #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AlGRGCzuzN8) 2023-06-16T01:00Z 388K followers, 29.5K engagements "When Did the Last Eruption of Olympus Mons Occur While Mars is often thought of as a geologically dead planet it has actually been the site of volcanic eruptions in the last [--] million years. One of these eruptions occurred at the solar system's tallest volcano; Olympus Mons. #olympusmons #geology #mars #volcano #short #shorts If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E64s4NJSMpA) 2023-09-21T01:00Z 388K followers, 47.9K engagements "What Does Tellurium Ore Look Like Tellurium is one of the rarest stable elements in the Earth's crust yet when it does occur it often occurs alongside gold. Thus tellurium minerals often have gold associated with them which makes seeking out this element an important task in exploration geology. #short #shorts #tellurium #telluride #geology #ore If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IBKivm_wXc4) 2023-07-19T01:00Z 388K followers, 22.2K engagements "This Week in Volcano News; Telica Might Erupt Mayon Eruption Update This week the largest explosion in [--] months occurred at the erupting Marapi volcano sending bombs of lava more than a kilometer into the sky. Meanwhile a heat signature at Nicaragua's Telica volcano in my opinion suggests an increased chance of it soon erupting. And in the Philippines the Mayon volcano produced a [--] year high level of sulfur dioxide emissions possibly indicating an increased magma supply. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jk5oSPswrhk) 2026-02-08T18:00Z 388K followers, 19.2K engagements "California Earthquake Update; M4.2 Strikes Earthquake Swarm in San Ramon An unusual series of earthquakes recently struck San Ramon east of San Francisco in California. The largest earthquakes were magnitudes [---] and [---] and occurred as part of [--] earthquakes that struck on a single day. While it might appear that these all struck on the major Calaveras Fault these may have a different origin. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image [----] Vexcel Imaging US. Inc. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). If you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RXJqUYGr4LQ) 2026-02-05T19:00Z 388K followers, 31.2K engagements "Iceland Volcano Update; Strong Earthquake Swarm Strikes Eldey A strong earthquake swarm is currently ongoing at Iceland's Eldey volcano located just offshore of the southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula. This has involved more than [---] earthquakes but is this volcanic or tectonic Today's video will attempt to answer this question through the knowledge and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "Eldey2" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay GeologyHub made graphics overlay (the image border & the GeologyHub logo)) from "Reykjanesviti: Iceland: May 2012" by:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UDfsDOwhOzg) 2026-02-10T19:00Z 388K followers, 26K engagements "Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update; Incredible [----] Ft Lava Fountains Yesterday Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produced a series of record setting [----] foot high sustained lava fountains But because the associated eruption plume rose to such substantial heights it caused tephra to rain down on many nearby communities some as far as [--] miles away. A dozen flights were cancelled roads were closed and the entire summit area of Kilauea within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was temporarily closed. This was unusual representing episode [--] of Kilauea's intermittent broader eruption which began about [--] year" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=V2KgzULUhZk) 2026-01-25T20:00Z 388K followers, 93.6K engagements "M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Japan; It is Scientifically Interesting A magnitude [---] earthquake struck Japan yesterday and within an hour it was followed by two magnitude [--] range earthquakes. While these did cause some damage it was fairly minimal with the earthquake sequence actually being scientifically interesting. As these occurred on a somewhat unusual shear zone of sorts and represented a perfect example of a pair of conjugate faults. This video is discussed by a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data LDEO-Columbia NSF NOAA Image Landsat / Copernicus Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b7_D-FFfRWw) 2026-01-07T19:00Z 388K followers, 32K engagements "Amber does NOT Form from Tree Sap Despite common perception amber does not actually form from fossilized tree sap. Instead it originates from a similar but slightly different product. #amber #geology #fossil #fossils #short If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fpHw3mIVHIQ) 2023-11-20T02:15Z 388K followers, 57.4K engagements "Deadly Mount Maunganui Landslides Strike New Zealand Geologist Analysis On Thursday a deadly landslide struck a campground at New Zealand's Mount Maunganui causing [--] fatalities. However this landslide was not the only to occur on the mountain that day and it was not even the first cluster of landslides to occur there this century. Today's video discusses a brief overview of prior landslides and the geology of this long extinct lava dome from the knowledge and analysis of a geologist. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fts5bDEEsig) 2026-02-02T19:00Z 388K followers, 27.5K engagements "What does Niobium Ore Look Like Niobium is an uncommon element which is approximately [--] times rarer than copper in the Earth's crust. This metal is sometimes found in radioactive ore deposits as a figurative extra "junk" rock (among other locations as well) which can be economically valuable. This video highlights three niobium ores which include niocalite uranopyrochlore and pyrochlore. #shorts #short #niobium #geology #ore If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o-PqB5uWTZM) 2023-07-17T01:00Z 388K followers, 16.6K engagements "The Geologic Oddity in Oregon; Haystack Rock a 200+ Foot Tall Monolith I would like to give a special thanks to Nick Ball for providing me photos of Haystack Rock to use in today's video. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to support this channel is to make an order via our gemstone and geology related etsy store at http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com. This channel's merch store is also on etsy at http://geologyhub.etsy.com. Google Earth imagery used in this video: Google & Data Providers Thumbnail Photo Credit:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o5wdRPBmxtA) 2022-10-06T19:15Z 388K followers, 98.6K engagements "How Rare is Gold Silver and Copper When prospecting there is a reason to be happy whenever you discover a new deposit no matter the size of copper silver or gold. But compared to each other how rare are these elements This video will answer this question. #short #shorts #geology #gold #silver #copper If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oZbL-87UNKE) 2023-07-06T01:00Z 388K followers, 44K engagements "Italy Landslide Update; Massive Area Moves by 100+ Feet Damage Estimate A major landslide occurred [--] days ago in Italy causing the town of Niscemi to be literally split in [--]. In one particular [----] km region with many buildings the ground moved by an average of [--] meters or [-----] feet. Buildings at the edge of the landslide were split in half while others tumbled as much as [--] feet downslope. Today's video discusses the landslide which occurred along with giving an attempted damage estimate. The good news is that the main landslide blocks appear to have mostly stopped moving although" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pWNMjFnZ5C4) 2026-02-06T19:00Z 388K followers, 39.4K engagements "This Year in Volcanoes; 2025's Noteworthy Volcano News & Eruptions During [----] [--] volcanoes erupted [------] square kilometers were incinerated by pyroclastic flows or lava flows and once in a generation tourist viewing friendly eruptions occurred in Hawaii. This video discusses the most noteworthy stories on volcanoes of [----] and also mentions the largest explosive and largest effusive volcanic eruptions of [----]. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by Shakhy Puka (OXel) Posted on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/reel/3223006811201540 Used with Permission A special thanks to the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qLsjEISTlhI) 2025-12-31T19:00Z 388K followers, 19.2K engagements "Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update; Sustained [---] Ft Lava Fountains Yesterday Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produced a series of high lava fountains which reached sustained heights of [---] feet This occurred for nearly [--] hours straight occurring well into the evening hours representing episode [--] of Kilauea's intermittent broader eruption which began a little over [--] year ago. Today's video is analyzed by a geologist and volcanologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Posted on YouTube Public Domain" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uvT95EG-w5c) 2026-01-13T19:01Z 388K followers, 25.7K engagements "This Week in Volcano News; Etna Erupts Lava Flows Volcanic Island Expands This week Mount Etna erupted from [--] of its summit craters producing two multikilometer long lava flows. Meanwhile in Tonga the Home Reef volcanic island rapidly expanded by about 50% in size. And in Indonesia there is once again a potential for the Lewotobi volcano to produce a major eruption. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes that are actively erupting. This video's thumbnail image shows a purported [----] eruption of Mount Etna in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ycopVkaltVI) 2026-01-04T18:01Z 388K followers, 44.5K engagements "Why Bismuth is Actually Radioactive It is often said that lead is the highest element on the periodic table to have a non-radioactive isotope. Yet at the same time lead is element number [--] and only all elements labeled [--] or higher beginning with polonium are all labeled as radioactive. In-between these two elements is element number [--] aka bismuth. This video thus explains why the most common isotope of bismuth is in fact weakly radioactive. #short #shorts #bismuth #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ycvag8qB2zA) 2023-06-20T01:00Z 388K followers, 128.6K engagements "This Week in Volcano News; Tephra Falls on Hilo Large Sheveluch Eruption This week tephra fell on Hilo due to Hawaii's tallest lava fountains during the last [--] years. These tall lava fountains originated from the Kilauea volcano and caused the National Park to be temporarily evacuated. Meanwhile in Russia the Sheveluch volcano produced a large vulcanian eruption sending a plume of ash to an altitude of [-----] feet. And in Japan the alert level of the Yakedake volcano was raised due to the detection of new ground deformation and an increased rate of earthquakes. Today's video will discuss" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ytTfkcDS_d0) 2026-02-01T18:01Z 388K followers, 26.9K engagements "Ethiopia Volcano Update; Strange Activity at the Fentale Volcano Something strange is occurring within the caldera of Ethiopia's Fentale volcano. Either a 200+ acre and more than [---] foot deep presumably acidic crater lake formed in only a week or there are significant ongoing volcanic gas emissions. Yet solving this mystery is sadly not an easy as it currently seems with many data limitations regarding the unrest surrounding the nearly [--] mile long magmatic intrusion which has pushed up overlying ground by as much as [--] meters since December 20th [----]. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vxue0HofCwg) 2025-01-23T19:00Z 378K followers, 63.6K engagements "The Active Volcano in Portugal; Furnas Today Portugal's Furnas volcano is a fun tourist attraction. But a mere [---] years ago it was the site of the nation's deadliest volcanic eruption. While there is currently magma at [--] kilometers or [---] miles below ground underneath a section of this Azores volcano it is not currently a cause for concern as it has been there for some time. Today's video will discuss this volcano and its geologic history. Note: The database listed in a scientific paper by Brown S.K. Jenkins S.F. Sparks R.S.J. et al. Volcanic fatalities database: analysis of volcanic threat" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ww-bpwM-yDE) 2025-11-20T19:00Z 381K followers, 18.2K engagements "Watch Multi-ton Lava Fragments Fall [----] Ft Down a Volcano Watch as dozens of multi-ton lava blocks rapidly roll down a portion of the Santa Maria volcano descending [----] feet bouncing along the way. This is specifically occurring on its Santiaguito lava dome which has been continuously erupting since [----]. These fragments are indeed still molten often reaching temperatures of around 871C / 1600F. Note: Under NO circumstances should you ever attempt to get as close to the erupting Santa Maria volcano (its Santiaguito lava dome) as shown in this footage. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Mathieu Dorning" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XRo_MBOPc90) 2025-12-26T19:00Z 388K followers, 33.7K engagements "Wide Arc Lava Fountains Erupt at the Kilauea Volcano; Geologist Analysis #volcano On May 11th [----] spectacular wide lava fountains erupted at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. But why did this occur Today's video discusses one possibility through the opinion and analysis of a geologist. #shorts #kilauea #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X_KEv9NClA8) 2025-05-17T01:00Z 387K followers, 62.7K engagements "The Tallest Volcano in Existence; Olympus Mons Monthly paid subscription. Price per month varies. First [--] months free. Terms apply. Cancel anytime. If you subscribe through the link in this post or the banner appearing in this video I may get a commission. Get a [--] month free trial today of YouTube premium today for an ad-free experience at: youtube.com/premiumcc=geologyhub&utm_campaign=ytpcreator. This video is solely sponsored by YouTube If you subscribe through the link in this post or the banner appearing in this video I may get a commission. The tallest known volcano currently towers" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZIADO72Qi8M) 2024-07-11T19:00Z 388K followers, 29.2K engagements "This Banana is Generating Antimatter And I Detected It A special thanks to RadiaCode for sponsoring today's video. Their useful geiger counters can be bought with a 3% discount at https://radiacode.com/discount=GEOLOGYHUB. This very banana is actively producing antimatter. And its not alone. There are also multiple minerals which can also produce it including the gemstone amazonite. Today's video discusses why this is the case through a peculiar quirk of both geology and physics. And yes it relates to radioactivity Note: I WAS paid by RadiaCode to promote their product. In other words the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZOTsDmeM0No) 2025-12-20T18:00Z 388K followers, 19.4K engagements "Entire Village Wiped Out by Deadly Sudan Landslide; Geologist Analysis A deadly landslide has potentially caused more than [----] fatalities resulting in the deaths of everyone but one person in a large Sudan village called Tarasin. This occurred at the GPS coordinates of: [------] [------] and involved [--] separate landslides in a small area. Today's video will analyze this slide as a geologist and discuss its relation to rock units of the nearby Jebel Marra volcano. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Dr. Richard Roscoe Photovolcanica Licensed Image If you would like to support this channel consider using one" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZqQZEHaZtVg) 2025-09-06T18:00Z 387K followers, 58.3K engagements "The Geologic Oddity in California; Half Dome One of the most impressive features within California is a towering volcanic edifice called Half Dome. This ancient mass of rock contains an abundance of magmatic rock which rises [----] feet above the surrounding landscape. It is part of an ancient pluton which was uplifted and eroded over time. This video will discuss how Half Dome in Yosemite National Park formed. Thumbnail Photo Credit: cyndipadilla Pixabay Pixabay License https://pixabay.com/photos/half-dome-yosemite-national-park-231016/. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZyzAk0Xn91U) 2024-06-08T18:00Z 378K followers, 94.1K engagements "What does Magnesium Ore Look Like Despite magnesium being the 8th most common element in the Earth's crust there are still distinguishable deposits of this resource which contain far higher than background concentrations making them economic. This video briefly discusses the primary ore mineral of magnesium the mineral known as magnesite. #short #shorts #geology #mining #magnesium If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_T3br99U2WM) 2023-07-11T01:00Z 378K followers, 18.1K engagements "Venezuela Earthquake Update; M6.2 & M6.3 Quakes Strike Geologist Analysis The two largest earthquakes to strike beneath mainland Venezuela in nearly [--] years just occurred via a magnitude [---] and then a magnitude [---] quake following after one another. This caused damage to occur to a number of structures and items within them. But why did these two earthquakes occur in the first place and what fault like did they strike on Today's video will answer this question through the knowledge & analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO Image" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_nkZZ0QK1XI) 2025-09-25T23:00Z 377K followers, 67.1K engagements "This Week in Volcano News; Lava Forms World's Newest Land Purace Erupts This week the world's newest land was created when lava from an island volcano entered the ocean. Meanwhile in Indonesia the magma intrusion at the Bur ni Telong volcano appears to be further progressing resulting in an increase in the volcano's exclusion zone. And in Colombia the Purace volcano has the theoretical potential albeit what seems to be a low chance in my opinion of producing a major explosive eruption. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the 44" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_yC_-oxTBDM) 2025-12-07T18:00Z 384K followers, 27.2K engagements "Campi Flegrei Volcano Update; This is the Cause of its Ongoing Unrest Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano is undergoing a period of unrest but this has been ongoing for [--] decades straight now. And yet incorrect rumors are popping up claiming of an imminent magnitude [--] range earthquake when in fact this is complete nonsense. In today's video I debunk that nonsensical claim and discuss what actually is causing Campi Flegrei's ongoing unrest and what it means. This video was made by an actual geologist who is not overhyping anything. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Keaton Terry Used with Permission If you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a3SQSZOQ-HE) 2025-11-06T19:30Z 379K followers, 43.9K engagements "Caribbean Volcano Update; Mt. Pelee Experiencing 1000s of Weekly Quakes A recent notable change has occurred at Mount Pelee in the Caribbean. Its rate of volcanic earthquakes since early September has increased by nearly a factor of [--] and these levels are only continuing to increase. During the last several weeks thousands of volcano-tectonic earthquakes have occurred alongside increased hybrid and long period events. Today's video will attempt to model what might be occurring underground at Mount Pelee through the analysis and opinion of a geologist. You can view the weekly & monthly" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aFfzBRxvHJY) 2025-10-15T21:00Z 377K followers, 25.5K engagements "The Volcano Which Grew Out of a Neighborhood In [----] a volcanic cone appeared in the middle of a populated neighborhood going on to discuss widespread destruction. Today [--] years later I stand on the peak of this very cone which is now known as Ahuailau. This [---] foot or [--] meter high cinder cone erupted nearly a cubic kilometer of lava in Hawaii across an approximately [--] month long timespan. I viewed this private feature on a paid tour which I highly recommend. Tours can be booked to fissure [--] at Kris's website at: https://www.f8va.com/ Access to this land and overflights via drone are not" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aLAq_jQNYd8) 2025-11-01T18:00Z 379K followers, 45.9K engagements "3 Mystery Tsunamis Struck Japan in 2023; We Now Know Why During October [----] three small magnitude tsunamis struck Japan which did not originate from a large magnitude earthquake. While initial evidence pointed towards a possible underwater volcanic eruption the truth is a bit more complex. A landslide a lengthy magma intrusion earthquakes a caldera collapse and an underwater volcanic eruption were all to blame. Note: This video's stock image is not of one of the [----] tsunamis in question and is just a stock image of a high wave off of Bali in Indonesia. If you would like to support this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=alStK7o2i5Q) 2025-12-22T19:00Z 388K followers, 22.2K engagements "The Dangerous & Expanding Gash in the Arctic; Batagaika Crater In the Arctic there is an expanding crack in the ground which every day removes more volume of rock than what is held in an Olympic sized swimming pool. Now extending to more than a mile in length the feature in question is known as Batagaika Crater. Its appearance and existence are a bad sign of what is likely to become a more common hazard in the future. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image [----] CNES / Airbus. This image was then overlaid with text and overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bYnLCpYoqas) 2025-01-29T19:00Z 380K followers, 57.1K engagements "Taiwan Landslide Update; Earthen Dam Collapses Severe Outburst Flood Absolute devastation. Those works describe the mayhem that a deadly outburst flood triggered by a landslide dam collapse caused to a portion of Taiwan's town of Guangfu. In less than an hour on September 23rd [--] million cubic meters of water rapidly broke out of an earthen dam that had formed due to a large landslide only [--] months prior. As a result a major bridge was destroyed and hundreds of structured were destroyed or badly damaged. Today's video discusses this disaster through the knowledge and analysis of a geologist." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c-Ww8nikL3Q) 2025-09-27T18:00Z 378K followers, 115.1K engagements "The Golden Volcanic Glass Only Formed from 1000+ Ft Lava Fountains This bright golden volcanic glass is quite rare only originating from lava fountains that reach above [----] feet in height. What I am referring to is known as reticulite which currently coats a wide swath of land directly west of Kilauea's recent eruptive vents. This video discusses how it forms and what other volcanoes also produce it. Note: While some shorter lava fountains can also produce reticulite it is less commonly produced via lava fountains below [----] feet in height. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "ReticuliteJSJ3"" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eABOEIrAxCw) 2025-12-30T19:00Z 388K followers, 87.4K engagements "Ethiopian Volcanic Crisis; Large Magma Intrusion Underway All You Need to Know Right now [-----] people are at risk of a potential major volcanic eruption. This is due to a massive [--] kilometer or [--] mile long dike of magma which is currently intruding underneath central Ethiopia. Fresh hot springs and apparent geysers have appeared where they previously did not exist large cracks have appeared in the ground the local railroad was bent and several magnitude [--] range earthquakes occurred. This video discusses the ongoing intrusion similar intrusions which have occurred around the Fentale volcano" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eN91V00oJ9Q) 2024-10-19T18:00Z 388K followers, 141.1K engagements "What does Arsenic Ore Look Like Arsenic is a potentially highly toxic element which despite this fact has a number of uses in modern industry. This video showcases two examples of mineral ores of this chemical element showing both realgar and orpiment. #short #shorts #geology #arsenic #minerals If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fQR-i-hiQe0) 2023-05-20T01:00Z 386K followers, 30.1K engagements "Pavlof Volcano Update; Alert Level Raised at United States Volcano The alert level of a United States volcano was just raised specifically at a stratovolcano known as Pavlof. Located in Alaska this is the second most active volcano since [----] in the entirety of the United States and it currently appears to be undergoing an episode of unrest. Whether or not this leads to an eruption or subsides is uncertain which today's video discusses. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Loewen Matt Alaska Volcano Observatory / U.S. Geological Survey https://avo.alaska.edu/image/view/195705. This image was overlaid with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fUkWlab-9t8) 2026-01-16T19:00Z 388K followers, 19.7K engagements "When Lava Flooded East Canada; The Matachewan Dike Swarm In what is today a cold portion of Canada there was once miles upon miles thick of lava which flooded the landscape for as far as the eye could see. This occurred across hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land as supermassive floods of lava repeatedly covered the landscape. This is the story of the Matachewan dike swarm and the supercontinent Kenorland during the Siderian period. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Boston Heath BostonHeath.com Used with Permission. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=flrefWBE588) 2024-06-29T18:00Z 388K followers, 21.6K engagements "The Impact Crater that Formed a Bay; St Magnus Bay Crater In the United Kingdom's Shetland Islands there is a probable large impact crater which formed part of a major bay. Known as the St Magnus Bay Crater it likely initiated the formation of the namesake bay where the structure comprises the northern three-fifths of it. Today's video assumes that this structure is indeed an impact crater and discusses what effects the original asteroid impact which formed it had. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image IBCAO Image Landsat / Copernicus Image [----] Airbus Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fmxKF1TOjKA) 2025-10-31T19:00Z 379K followers, 18.2K engagements "Japan Earthquake Update; M6.8 & M6.4 Quakes Strike Minor Tsunami Generated A M6.8 & then M6.4 earthquake struck within an hour of each other off of Japan's eastern coast the former resulting in the creation of a minor tsunami which caused no damage. These two earthquakes interestingly occurred at the tectonic plate boundary in a zone deemed to be at potential risk for a magnitude [---] or greater earthquake in the next [--] years. Today's video will discuss that while interesting these two quakes most likely in my opinion pose no threat of being foreshocks to a large megathrust earthquake." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gKzXCKQMQfA) 2025-11-10T19:00Z 380K followers, 31.8K engagements "What Does Elemental Sulfur Look Like This short video shows you what elemental sulfur looks like. This piece was found in the Kamchatka peninsula of Russia. #short #shorts This video was made by a geologist who is based in Arizona. This channel has a gemstone and geology related etsy store. If you want to support this channel check out prospectingarizona.etsy.com " [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gPqSOqDnmwY) 2020-12-24T00:50Z 386K followers, 69.7K engagements "What Type of Lava does Minecraft Erupt Geologist Analysis What type of lava erupts in Minecraft You see there are more than a dozen lava varieties and these each behave in a different manner. As a volcanologist and geologist I have decided to answer this question via performing tests on the game's virtual lava. Minecraft Mod used in the thumbnail of this video: Immersed with Shaders by NitroRiced. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=goZTL5RWkdY) 2026-01-05T19:00Z 388K followers, 17.8K engagements "Needle Like Black Crystals; What Antimony Ore Looks Like This video showcases what typical antimony ore looks like as this element is about twice as common as silver. Antimony is largely mined via the mineral stibnite which is a dark black and needle like antimony rich mineral. #short #shorts If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gqueLHTIDVM) 2023-04-01T01:00Z 387K followers, 16.3K engagements "The Geologic Oddity in California; Mono Lake Tufas Within California is a strange geologic oddity. White rocks jet out of the ground in an almost completely vertical manner to a height of [--] to [--] feet. These structures are known as tufas and are found adjacent to Mono Lake. They formed due to a unique environment resulting from the high saltiness of this lake. This video will discuss how they formed and why they are above the surface of Mono Lake today. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to support this channel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h1OiZmna13A) 2022-07-27T19:00Z 378K followers, 39.2K engagements "The [--] Times Lower [--] Volcanoes Recently Were Closest to Erupting There have been a number of recent times where in the lower [--] states a volcano underwent an episode of unrest or experienced an intrusion of magma that largely went under the radar. This included at Oregon's Three Sisters volcano in [----] Washington's Mount Baker volcano in [----] and California's Mammoth Mountain in [----]. Today's videos is dedicated to discussing the [--] strongest episodes of unrest lower [--] volcanoes had which were not followed by a volcanic eruption. However with the exception of the number one entry in this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hEQg24IxNkk) 2026-01-15T19:00Z 388K followers, 19.3K engagements "The Large Copper Nuggets in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Arizona wasn't always the top copper producing state in the United States. As this title used to belong to the state of Michigan where large quantities of copper nuggets from [--] billion year old rock were extracted. #short #shorts #copper If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hpYh669eUIc) 2023-05-28T01:00Z 379K followers, 44.9K engagements "A Volcano Hidden in Plain Sight; The Laguna Caldera in the Philippines The large Laguna de Bay is not simply a large lake. The middle lobe of its large edifice is in fact a massive caldera which once produced pyroclastic flows that reached far beyond Manila. This Philippines volcano has been dormant for a long time but could reawaken at some point in the future. One of its larger eruptions occurred [-----] years ago and was an order of magnitude larger than the recorded eruptions of Mount Pinatubo. This video will separate fact from fiction and discuss what size and duration of volcanic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iEg0uCk3JFU) 2022-10-03T19:00Z 387K followers, 397.7K engagements "Which [--] U.S. States Contain Active Volcanoes Several states not on the U.S. west coast contain active volcanoes such as Utah Arizona Colorado and New Mexico. This video discusses all [--] states in the United States which contain volcanoes known or suspected to have erupted at least once during the Holocene epoch or volcanoes which have an active at depth magma chamber. #short #shorts #volcano #volcanoes #geology Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iHQ8-dE45Lk) 2023-05-12T01:00Z 388K followers, 37.5K engagements "The Active Volcano in Utah; Black Rock Desert In [----] & then again in [----] a patch of desert within Utah experienced distinctively volcanic earthquake swarms. These earthquake swarms marked only the latest activity at an active volcano which is known as the Black Rock Desert Volcanic Field. This volcanic complex is truly fascinating producing a wide range of landforms and lava compositions in addition to producing some of the planet's most valuable gemstones. Today's video will discuss this fascinating complex through the perspective of a geologist which last erupted a mere [----] years ago." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iQ5FT_7iHZA) 2025-03-19T19:00Z 388K followers, 25.2K engagements "Switzerland Landslide Update; Floodwaters Build Further Evacuations A major landslide has just destroyed more than [---] structures almost completely wiping out the settlement of Blatten. However more landslides are likely and now the dammed Lonza River has risen by nearly [--] meters or [--] feet flooding dozens of additional previously untouched structures up to their second story. Today's video will discuss the ongoing situation through the perspective and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Dr. Richard Roscoe Photovolcanica Licensed Image If you would like to support this channel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ieXUgc7Wd-s) 2025-05-29T23:30Z 377K followers, 145.8K engagements "TF2's "Worthless" Gravel is Actually Valuable; Geologist Analysis Paying mercenaries big bucks to fight a resource war over seemingly useless gravel filled land might seem absurd but I am here to tell as a geologist that it is actually profitable. I am absolutely NOT referring to the real world but rather the video game "Team Fortress 2" which this is the actual lore of the game. Why Well gravel is one of the most economically valuable (in terms of total value mined each year) non elemental resources the United States and also the world mines each year. This video is told and analyzed by a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jDXj-HUXARg) 2026-01-09T19:00Z 388K followers, 12K engagements "Watch the Rapid End of a Volcano's Eruptive Episode Watch as the latest eruptive episode of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii abruptly ceases going from [---] foot lava fountains to nothing in only [--] seconds. Today's video will attempt to explain why this happened. Thumbnail Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Posted on YouTube Public Domain https://www.youtube.com/watchv=tk0tfYDxrUA. This image was then overlaid with text and then overlaid with GeologyHub graphics (which are not in the public domain only the background image is public domain). If you would like to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jRZRrrOKN8Y) 2026-01-15T01:00Z 388K followers, 16.7K engagements "The Ancient Volcano in New Mexico; Shiprock The state of New Mexico contains a number of fascinating geologic oddities. One of these unique formations is a massive monolith of rock that towers above the seemingly flat landscape of the Colorado Plateau. Known as Shiprock this feature has a unique volcanic story from when New Mexico and Arizona were filled with numerous volcanoes. This video will discuss how this unique formation came to be. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to support this channel is to make an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=juftgX7ejx8) 2022-03-18T19:00Z 380K followers, 247.1K engagements "This Week in Volcano News; Unusual Kilauea Activity India's Volcanic Eruption This week a new lava flow erupted on India's only confirmed active volcano traveling more than [----] feet. Meanwhile in Hawaii unusual activity occurred at Kilauea as its episodic lava fountaining activity was seemingly delayed for a few days. And in Chile the Planchn-Peteroa volcano produced a series of continuous ash emissions. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes that are actively erupting. Note: This week's video thumbnail shows a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k0PktQmOMEE) 2025-11-09T18:00Z 379K followers, 22.5K engagements "Major M7.0 Earthquake Strikes Canada / Alaska Border; Geologist Analysis One of Canada's largest ever recorded earthquakes on land recently struck the border of Yukon and Alaska registering in as a magnitude [---]. Yet despite the magnitude of the event no damage of any kind was recorded due to the quake's epicenter in a dense icefield which is unpopulated. Today's video will discuss why this earthquake occurred through the perspective of a geologist. Note: The earthquake in question occurred on December 6th [----]. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO Image" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kOFJCSb8wSw) 2025-12-09T19:00Z 384K followers, 67.9K engagements "The Volcano with Mile High Lava Fountains; Mount Etna in Italy Within Italy the Mount Etna volcano has on several occasions produced [--] mile high lava fountains. This spectacular height is owed to a number of factors with one crucial factor being the amount of gas within Etna's magma. Mount Etna and its surrounding volcanic complex have a long geologic history which spans several hundred thousand years. This video will discuss this volcano's geologic history as it is one of the most famous volcanoes in Italy. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "vEtnaFeb2021v2a" is a derivative of a photo (frame" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kR4gGi7TLrM) 2023-01-10T19:00Z 378K followers, 38.1K engagements "Taiwan Earthquake Update; M6.6 & M6.0 Quakes Strike Cause Damage On December 24th a magnitude [---] earthquake struck Taiwan causing some damage. Then [--] days later a larger magnitude [---] earthquake struck even being felt in parts of China. Today's video will discuss why these earthquakes occurred and the regional geologic setting. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO Image Landsat / Copernicus Data LDEO-Columbia NSF NOAA. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). A special thanks to the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kb2DsYEgGRM) 2025-12-29T19:00Z 388K followers, 20.9K engagements "We Discovered the World's 6th Lava Lake; Meet the Tofua Volcano A team of scientists just discovered the world's 6th lava lake which had gone unnoticed for likely a decade. This occurred at a highly remote albeit uninhabited tropical island volcano hence why it was not known beforehand. Join me in today's video as we explore Tonga's Tofua volcano More footage can be found at: [--] https://www.youtube.com/ExtremePursuit [--] https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Nm5o-c6UwsI Note: Do NOT attempt getting as close to the Tofua volcano as shown in this video. This was done by trained professionals with proper" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l0Q4863rYAI) 2025-08-08T19:00Z 379K followers, 37.1K engagements "The Impact Crater Near Washington D.C.; The Chesapeake Bay Crater One of the largest impact craters on the planet is located not too far from Washington D.C. Known as the Chesapeake Bay Crater this ancient impact crater was partially responsible for the creation of the modern bay and associated peninsula. It originated a mere [----] million years ago when a massive asteroid collided with the planet at a high speed. This video will discuss this impact crater and the scope of the associated devastation its formation brought. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l29hgvFsHjI) 2024-10-03T19:00Z 380K followers, 23.8K engagements "Ethiopia Volcano Update; New Magma Intrusion Ongoing at Fentale Volcano A new intrusion of magma is currently ongoing at Ethiopia's Fentale volcano which has pushed the ground upwards since early June. While this magma intrusion is significantly weaker than its far stronger dike intrusions in late [----] and early [----] there is a distinct possibility that current activity represents a precursor to a 3rd magma dike later forming. Today's video discusses what is exactly occurring through the knowledge opinion and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "FentaleCrack20" is a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lBow43z6Qso) 2025-09-15T19:00Z 382K followers, 17.5K engagements "How Volcanoes Can Damage Aircraft without Erupting A volcano does not need to be erupting to cause damage to aircraft. This might sound strange but specific volcanoes can release large volumes of ash without ever erupting. While this phenomenon is observed around the planet it most frequently occurs in association with the Novarupta and Mount Katmai volcanoes in Alaska. This video will discuss why that region is so prone to these events and will elaborate on the hazards they pose. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lINhO5rHcNQ) 2022-06-17T19:00Z 386K followers, 24.3K engagements "Campi Flegrei Volcano Update; Stop Spreading Lies It Isn't Erupting Soon There are numerous reports circulating regarding Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano warning of impending disaster and an eruption. The only problem is these reports are either completely false and nonsensical meant as clickbait to get views or take the findings of an actual scientific paper greatly out of context. Today's video will debunk a number of lies circulating on the internet regarding Campi Flegrei which has been at a raised alert level of yellow continuously since the end of [----]. This video was made by an actual" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lceMVKYnRfU) 2025-11-05T19:30Z 379K followers, 46.1K engagements "A New Impact Crater was Discovered by One of my Viewers; [---] Miles Wide In Saudi Arabia a local viewer of mine has not only discovered a new [---] mile wide impact crater but he has also performed field and lab work to prove it At what he is naming "Al Hawi Crater" he found clear cut evidence of shocked quartz along with what appears to be the impact breccia known as suevite and a secondary breccia type known as monomict breccia. This video will discuss this brand new find which was made by Abdulrahman Toonsi in Saudi Arabia. This crater's discovery and non Google Earth images which do not have" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lowXSPNCi4A) 2025-02-14T19:00Z 348K followers, 38.6K engagements "The Unusualness of Platinum Ore; How Reef Deposits Form Platinum ore bodies are some of the stangest to exist on the planet. For example a massive deposit of platinum and palladium in Montana stretches for approximately [--] miles or [--] kilometers in length yet its width and height are only about [---] feet or [---] meters. This video will discuss several potential mechanisms on how such platinum group "reef deposits" can form with three theories briefly being mentioned. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Chip Clark Image provided by the Smithsonian Institution & the United States Geological Survey Posted on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mEWKXFvczCo) 2023-10-18T19:00Z 388K followers, 83.6K engagements "The Volcano Which Emits [--] Tons of an Element Rarer than Gold Each Year In Russia the Kudriavy volcano emits [--] tons of an element rarer than gold each year. The element in question is known as rhenium of which only [--] tons of it are produced worldwide each year. #short #shorts #russia #rhenium If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mN9dDb034pw) 2023-08-13T01:00Z 378K followers, 172.2K engagements "How the Colorado Plateau Formed & Rose [----] Feet The Colorado Plateau covers vast stretches of Arizona Colorado Utah and New Mexico spanning [------] square miles. This large area has been uplifted by [----] feet during the last [---] million years which occurred in three distinct phases. So how exactly was the Colorado Plateau uplifted and what link does it share to modern volcanism in the area This video will answer that question and discuss the formation of the Colorado Plateau. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "Landslide9" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay GeologyHub" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mPeHP1__tfg) 2024-03-23T18:00Z 388K followers, 71.7K engagements "California's Forgotten Great Lake; Lake Corcoran California's Central Valley ranging from Bakersfield to Sacramento and beyond not so long ago lied several hundred feet underwater. As during part of the Pleistocene epoch a great lake spanning nearly [-----] square miles known as Lake Corcoran existed there in California. Today's video will discuss this lake how it formed how long it lasted and how it disappeared. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy GEBCO Image Landsat / Copernicus Data LDEO-Columbia NSF NOAA Image IBCAO. This image was overlaid with text and then" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mYdu6DgXGp4) 2025-03-08T18:00Z 387K followers, 38.4K engagements "Mexico Earthquake Update; M6.5 Strikes Near Acapulco Geologist Analysis A magnitude [---] earthquake struck Mexico yesterday near Acapulco causing damage and marking the largest quake to strike the country since [----]. This earthquake occurred at the boundary between two tectonic plates but did not occur within a nearby seismic gap. Today's video will discuss the thrust fault related earthquake which happened. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO Image Landsat / Copernicus Data LDEO-Columbia NSF NOAA. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nNHas0PPjFg) 2026-01-03T18:00Z 388K followers, 20.4K engagements "Major Disaster Strikes Indonesia; 10000+ Landslides Geologist Analysis Last week a major disaster struck Indonesia. An estimated more than [-----] landslides struck in a [--] hour timespan occurring alongside some of the worst flooding Sumatra has even seen. This was all due to an incredibly rare cyclone as these are surprisingly uncommon in Sumatra. Today's video discusses this disaster as I thought it was not getting the attention it deserved as an important news story. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Modified version of an image by U.S. Geological Survey (Data Owner) Petersen Raymond D. III (U.S." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nhywye_NcdU) 2025-12-04T19:01Z 385K followers, 69.7K engagements "1500 Foot High Lava Fountains are Currently Ongoing at Kilauea Lava fountains more than [----] feet in height are currently ongoing at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Episode [--] is underway and several more hours of sustained lava fountaining is to be expected =====Current livestreams===== TwoPineapples Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=KHX1Q4J5abA USGS #1: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=gXKuUyKt8mc USGS #2: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=fiyttmA7YkA USGS #3: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=tk0tfYDxrUA ========================== Thumbnail Photo Credit: YouTube.com/@TwoPineapples Used with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nzu0JxF4i0w) 2026-01-25T02:00Z 388K followers, 24.1K engagements "The Unusual Antarctic Erebus Crystals & How They Form Within Antarctica is a strange group of crystals. There the towering Mount Erebus volcano has been continuously erupting for several decades contains a lava lake and ejects crystals up to [--] inches or [--] centimeters in length. Due to their abundance around the summit of Moutn Erebus they are termed as "Erebus Crystals". This video will describe what exactly Erebus Crystals are (a variety of feldspar) and how they are deposited on the surface. #short #shorts #antarctica A special thanks to A. Eschenbacher who performed abundant field work at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oIhV42hpaCE) 2023-03-26T02:00Z 380K followers, 21.6K engagements "The Most Pristine Impact Crater in Canada; Pingualuit Crater Approximately [---] million years ago a powerful explosion occurred in northeast Canada releasing energy equivalent to the detonation of [---] million metric tons of tnt. This formed a more than [--] mile wide crater in the ground which is today known as Pingualuit Crater. Pingualuit Crater is the single most pristine impact structure in all of Canada and today its lake within Quebec even hosts wild arctic char fish. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image Landsat / Copernicus Image [----] Airbus. This image was overlaid with text and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oc5xRsDjYRw) 2025-01-22T19:00Z 380K followers, 29.6K engagements "Hayli Gubbi Volcano Update; Ashfall Possible on Mt. Everest Geologist Analysis A major explosive volcanic eruption occurred in Ethiopia and now there is the potential for some volcanic ash to fall on the summit of Mount Everest. As absurd as this might sound it is completely true all due to one of Africa's largest explosive volcanic eruptions in the last millennia. Today's video discusses the eruption of Hayli Gubbi (which may or may not have ended yet) via the knowledge and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: NASA Worldview EOSDIS Worldview (Satellite imagery: Aqua / MODIS) at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oihqKtK1DQY) 2025-11-25T19:00Z 383K followers, 41.8K engagements "A New Volcanic Eruption Just Occurred in the United States; Atka Erupts The United States now has a new volcanic eruption. As late during the evening of February 20th an unexpected explosion occurred on a populated island. This occurred at the Atka or Korovin volcano sending a plume of ash into the sky and generating a distinctive signal characteristic of an explosion. Today's video will discuss this recent eruption how small it truly was and what might be expected in the next few days to weeks at this Aleutian volcano. Thumbnail Photo Credit: McGimsey R. G. Alaska Volcano Observatory / U.S." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p5YyKlOWBxs) 2025-02-22T18:00Z 350K followers, 65.4K engagements "What are Rare Earth Elements Rare earth elements are an important economic resource which help power many high tech gadgets such as magnets in the modern world. But what exactly are they and why are they considered so rare This video will answer this question and explain what they are in [--] seconds. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "Gadolinium1a" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay brightened dark areas of image sharpened image overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo)) from https://images-of-elements.com/ by:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pQ36jOBXQCY) 2024-08-01T01:00Z 387K followers, 28.6K engagements "Mount Etna Volcano Update; [----] Foot High Lava Fountains Flights Cancelled The Mount Etna volcano just produced its first major eruption of [----] with this occurring on July 4th and 5th. Over the span of several hours towering lava fountains were created sending lava fountains up to a height of [----] feet into the air. This paroxysm occurred alongside heavy ash emissions causing ash and lapilli to rain down on the city of Catania and causing [--] flights to be cancelled. While this paroxysm is now over additional and potentially larger explosions and lava fountains could occur in the next several" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pcZwcY8Sd-k) 2024-07-05T20:15Z 378K followers, 75.9K engagements "The Largest Impact Crater on the Planet; Vredefort Crater in South Africa The largest impact crater on the planet is not located in Mexico but rather in South Africa. The crater in question is known as Vredefort Crater and measures [---] kilometers or [---] miles wide. It is associated with the largest platinum deposit on the planet. It formed as the result of a catastrophic impact [-----] billion years ago. This video will discuss this massive impact crater and how it formed. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=py5r5pdg-I0) 2022-03-17T19:00Z 384K followers, 360.2K engagements "The [--] Billion Year Old Natural Nuclear Reactor; A Geologic Oddity Earth's oldest nuclear reactor dates back not to [----] but to nearly [--] billion years ago. As at a distinct location in what is now the nation of Gabon an unusual abundance of uranium ore allowed for natural fission and then a nuclear chain reaction to take place. Today's video will discuss what I consider to be the world's strangest geologic oddity which I analyze through my expertise as a geologist. This is the story of the Oklo Mine deposit. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "UraniumDepositJSJ6" is a derivative of a photo" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q8krWJcPFQY) 2025-08-14T19:00Z 385K followers, 57.2K engagements "The Deadly & Deceptively Large Volcanic Eruption of Mexico's El Chichn Volcano On March 28th [----] the El Chichn volcano within Mexico unexpectedly exploded beginning a climactic eruption that would end up pulverizing [---] square kilometers of terrain. This sadly included [--] entire villages and [----] people. Yet while El Chichn's [----] eruption was one of the largest to occur during the 20th century if you were to have looked at this very eruption in ice cores it would have appeared to be [--] times larger. This video discusses why El Chichn's [----] eruption was unusually rich in sulfur dioxide gas." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qF5Qfl3eQu8) 2024-01-30T19:00Z 385K followers, 26.9K engagements "The Santorini Cataclysm; Greece's Recently Discovered Megaeruption During the early Bronze Age one of the largest and most destructive volcanic eruptions in human history occurred striking a primary settlement of the Minoan civilization. This destructive event originated from Greece's island of Santorini tearing an 11.5-kilometer-wide hole (a caldera) in the middle of the island. Yet recent evidence has suggested that this was not the first similarly sized eruption to have originated from Santorini. As around half a million years ago a volcanic megaeruption caused pyroclastic flows to race" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qr31ACuz84k) 2024-01-20T18:00Z 386K followers, 80K engagements "The Active Volcano in Alaska; Kanaga Located on an island west of the city of Adak is the picturesque Kanaga volcano. This volcano is one of the region's most active and is most famous for its beautiful and thick andesite lava flows. However Kanaga is also prone to produce large volume summit collapses. One such collapse occurred in the last [-----] years sending large swaths of a prior volcano up to [--] miles to the north. This video will discuss the Kanaga volcano and mention what its future hazards are. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rEB8HEAEYJA) 2022-07-20T19:00Z 383K followers, 22.7K engagements "California Earthquake Update; M4.3 Strikes San Francisco Geologist Analysis A magnitude [---] earthquake just struck in the San Francisco Bay Area specifically east of Berkeley. This caused the ground to shake for about a second with this event being felt by at least [--] million people. Yet what made today's earthquake interesting was its origin away from the San Andreas Fault line. Today's video will discuss the earthquake why it occurred and the odds of various magnitude aftershocks via the analysis of a geologist. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rNNuImhYXQM) 2025-09-22T23:15Z 378K followers, 53.6K engagements "The Largest Impact Crater on the Planet; Hidden in Antarctica & [---] Miles Wide Hidden under ice in Antarctica is a massive [---] mile or [---] kilometer wide impact crater. Although its existence is still not definitively proven more evidence has recently suggested that Earth's largest remaining impact crater does truly exist here. What makes this all the more interesting is this feature known as the Wilkes Land Crater is located on the exact opposite side of the planet called an antipode to where the Siberian Traps erupted [---] million years ago. Since the Siberian Traps caused the Permian" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rSO1haG2LPI) 2023-04-24T19:00Z 380K followers, 138.8K engagements "There is a Problem with the Current Periodic Table. A special thanks to RadiaCode for sponsoring today's video. Their useful geiger counters can be bought at https://www.radiacode.com/products. The current periodic table seemingly has a major flaw. In the case of [--] specific elements a majority of any natural sample that exists are naturally radioactive. And yet these elements such as rhenium and indium are not classified as radioactive. Today's video discusses this unusuality which is often forgotten about due to the absurd rarity of these slightly radioactive elements. In the case of rhenium" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rgQ6DAx-Mog) 2025-11-15T18:01Z 380K followers, 42.5K engagements "What is The Best Resource to Prospect For A Geologist's Tier List You could make millions searching for valuable resources such as gold oil or diamonds. And yet these are not the only resources that prospective miners could make millions with. Today's video discusses many different resources through a tier list format to determine what are the best mineral and mineraloid compounds to search for it hopes of making a profit. This video was made by a geologist with nearly a decade's experience (formal & informal) in prospecting for gemstones and mineral resources. Note #1: Most ore resources" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rnPCiUKyJbs) 2025-10-13T19:00Z 377K followers, 44.6K engagements "Terceira Volcano Update; Alert Level Raised Increasing Earthquakes Two earthquakes were widely felt across the Azores Island of Terceira striking on the same day that the alert level was raised at the Santa Barbara volcano. Seismic activity seems to be approaching near peak [----] levels all due to magma movement which has intruded to at its shallowest [--] miles below sea level. This video will discuss the ongoing volcanic unrest at the Terceira volcano through the opinion and analysis of a geologist. Note: This video's thumbnail image does NOT display the area where magma is shallowest (below" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sPaIA6b2g04) 2025-11-08T18:01Z 380K followers, 36.3K engagements "This Week in Volcano News; Flood at Grimsvotn Volcano Marapi Eruption Intensifies This week the alert level at Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano was raised not one but twice in response to a swarm of earthquakes and a glacial flood which originated near its summit caldera. Elsewhere the eruptions of Marapi and Lewotobi intensified each having their alert levels raised by one level. And in Ethiopia the Erta Ale volcano is erupting. This video will discuss these stories and list the [--] volcanoes which are actively erupting around the planet. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Hults Chad Alaska Volcano" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sV1neQcKkQU) 2024-01-16T19:00Z 385K followers, 44.3K engagements "Why Don't we Throw Trash into Volcanoes Why don't we throw trash into volcanoes It seems like a simple question as lava is very hot and there is a lot of garbage in landfills. #short #shorts If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to support this channel is to make an order via our gemstone and geology related etsy store at http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com. This channel's merch store is also on etsy at http://geologyhub.etsy.com. Thumbnail Photo Credit: J. D. Griggs USGS Public Domain" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sgleliOa_kw) 2022-04-28T02:43Z 387K followers, 183K engagements "There is Molten Magma Underground Here in Romania; The Ciomadul Volcano Beneath central Romania there is a large body of magma which holds [--] cubic kilometers of material. And due to this magma there are dozens of degassing vents on the surface which release thousands of tons of carbon dioxide each year. This is at the Ciomadul volcano which last erupted [-----] years ago and will likely at some point in the very distant future erupt again. Author's note: Ciomadul has in my opinion essentially a zero chance of erupting in the next [-----] years. The magma has been beneath it a long time and is" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sl8I-eq1YY8) 2025-12-17T19:00Z 385K followers, 27.9K engagements "California Earthquake Update; 250+ Earthquakes Strike near Indio On Monday a magnitude [---] earthquake struck southern California and was felt by more than [--] million people. What followed was more than [---] aftershocks making it appear like an earthquake swarm. However this was not an earthquake swarm but rather an aftershock sequence that kept experiencing temporary spikes due to some larger magnitude aftershocks occurring. Today's video will discuss this sequence near Indio and show the statistical odds of various magnitude aftershocks. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth. This image was" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=slpcAlVffdk) 2026-01-22T19:01Z 388K followers, 29.2K engagements "Small Mud Volcano Produces Large Eruption; Geologist Analysis Earlier this month a small Indian mud volcano produced an unusually large eruption. This covered about half the size of a football field in a layer of mud [--] feet deep. But why did this occur and how does it relate to the area's geologic setting Today's video answers these questions through the opinion and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "AndamanMudvolcano1" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped mirrored image horizontally (left became right & right became left) text overlay GeologyHub made graphics" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tMkzXhJdlLo) 2025-10-27T19:00Z 378K followers, 52.6K engagements "Kilauea in [----] Erupted the Wrong type of Lava In May of [----] the Kilauea volcano produced its largest eruption in more than a century. As part of this eruption a peculiar oddity occurred. Instead of erupting basalt one of Kilauea's eruptive fissures produced a type of lava which had never been seen before on the island; andesite. This type of lava is typically not seen at shield volcanoes as its high viscosity creates steep slopes. So why did the wrong type of lava erupt in [----] This video will answer this question and discuss the presence of both andesite and dacite in the Kilauea volcano." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tOO42de0AzA) 2022-04-11T19:00Z 388K followers, 77.9K engagements "The Weird Active Volcano with Blue Lava; Kawah Ijen in Indonesia Within Indonesia is one of the world's weirdest volcanoes. This volcano erupts bright blue lava that flows downhill creating a series of flames marking it as a truly unique active volcano. The volcano in question is called Kawah Ijen which erupts sulfur enriched lava. This video covers the recent eruptions from this volcano and states the general hazard which it poses in the future. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to support this channel is to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tShTi9fWpZc) 2021-11-09T18:30Z 380K followers, 153.6K engagements "2 Major Earthquakes Strike the Philippines; Tsunami Generated Geologist Analysis Earlier today two major earthquakes struck the Philippines. The first was a magnitude [---] earthquake and the second was a magnitude [---] earthquake. The earlier quake generated a minor tsunami and caused severe damage to some structures. Yet both of these earthquakes were peculiar for a simple reason; they occurred at unusually deep depths away from the tectonic subduction zone. Today's video will discuss why these earthquakes happened through the opinion and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=teT0QLHtgAA) 2025-10-10T23:00Z 378K followers, 157.7K engagements "The Oasis Volcano in the Saharan Desert; Waw an Namus in Libya Within Libya is a dark black patch of ground easily visible from satellite. This marks the location of the Waw an Namus volcano and has a magnificent oasis contained within its central caldera. This video will discuss the remote volcano why it might exist and interpret its possible eruptive history. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "WANvolcano1thumbnailversion" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay black border added to text GeologyHub logo added orange border overlay added) from "Waw an-Namus-Zentrum.jpg" by:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uOlcU7kgasQ) 2023-01-12T19:00Z 381K followers, 65.6K engagements "Earth's Southernmost Volcano; Erupting in Antarctica The Earth contains [--] active volcanoes which happen to be located within the Antarctic Circle. These volcanoes are almost all glacier covered and some even contain some interesting landforms. #antarctica #erebus #volcano #short #shorts A special thanks to: A. Eschenbacher for allowing me to several of his photos of Mount Erebus in Antarctica. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uZ6e4br6TPc) 2023-10-26T01:00Z 388K followers, 535.1K engagements "The Volcano Which Erupts Solid Gold; Mount Erebus Within remote Antarctica is a volcano that erupts solid gold. Every day the towering Mount Erebus stratovolcano ejects several ounces of metallic gold through many millions of tiny elemental gold particles. Although this sounds like a story told in legends it is completely true. This video will discuss how Mount Erebus erupts molten gold and discuss the feasibility of a mining operation near its summit. This video is protected under fair use. If you see an image or video which is your own in this video or do not think my discussion of a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v5zDkvYia00) 2022-04-02T18:00Z 379K followers, 252.5K engagements "A Fully Sunken Continent; The Kerguelen Plateau Within the northern Antarctic there is a massive almost completely submerged continent which spans nearly a million square miles. This continent once had an island the size of California which only disappeared below sea level [--] million years ago. Known as the Kerguelen Plateau its formation occurred due to one of Earth's largest outpourings of lava via what are termed a series of flood basalts. Today it contains the Kerguelen Islands the Heard Islands and the McDonald Islands. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vVEw14Hd0e4) 2024-12-20T19:00Z 385K followers, 234.2K engagements "Aurora Alert; Expect to See Aurora in [--] U.S. States Tonight Tonight & tomorrow morning you can expect to see strong aurora in almost every single U.S. state. As the strongest solar storm in terms of solar radiation is more than [--] years is upon us which is expected to create magnificent displays of both the northern and southern lights. This video will discuss why this is occurring when the peak intensity will occur and where else in the world this phenomenon will be visible. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=voCn4UpK5mo) 2026-01-20T01:45Z 388K followers, 69K engagements "Ethiopia Volcano Update; The Caldera Just Sunk by [--] Feet Heat Signature Detected A nearly mile wide portion of a volcano presumably just sunk by [--] feet or [--] meters This all occurred due to a strange strong magnitude [---] volcanic earthquake at Ethiopia's Fentale volcano. While sharing many similarities with a caldera collapse event the subsidence is not yet truly a caldera collapse. Today's video will discuss Ethiopia's largest earthquake since [----] the ongoing magmatic intrusion between the Fentale & Dofen volcanoes and what might happen next through the analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vr2An2QgJVA) 2025-02-16T21:30Z 378K followers, 190.8K engagements "Major M7.5 Earthquake Strikes Drake Passage; Generates Minor Tsunami A major magnitude [---] earthquake just struck off the southern tip of South America within the Drake Passage. While this did generate a minor and undamaging tsunami the earthquake was interesting for a reason unrelated to this or its size. Simply put this was an abnormally large intraplate earthquake which I will now elaborate upon via my analysis and opinion as a geologist. Video Source from 1m31s to 1m46s: Freepik.com" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wFhzOTzF80U) 2025-08-23T18:01Z 387K followers, 38.1K engagements "An Explanation of Geology's Mohs Hardness Scale The mohs hardness scale is widely used as an identifying feature to differentiate between the more than [----] minerals which exist around the planet. Yet the scale is not linear. Instead it uses [--] index minerals as reference values to determine if one mineral can scratch another with more scratch resistant minerals being higher on the scale. #short #shorts #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wGrkAKPFHYM) 2023-06-19T01:00Z 385K followers, 14.5K engagements "The Active Volcano in Oregon; Mount Hood While today Oregon's Mount Hood is quiet this was not the case during the 1700s and 1800s when this volcano erupted during [--] separate years. Having last erupted in [----] and having a history of long reaching lahars it should come as no surprise that the tallest volcano in Oregon is also rated as the same state's most potentially dangerous volcano. This video will discuss the eruptive history and hazard posed by Mount Hood along with its recent pattern of eruptive activity. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "MtHood1" is a derivative of a photo (resized" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wtvF-lc0Paw) 2024-10-12T18:00Z 387K followers, 40.1K engagements "This Week in Volcano News; New Volcanic Island Erupts Alaska Ash Plumes This week one of the world's newest volcanic islands erupted anew and now there is a chance that an explosive eruption could follow. Meanwhile in Alaska two volcanic ash plumes were detected despite the fact that no new volcanic eruption had occurred. And in Papua New Guinea the Bagana volcano produced a new lava lobe continuing to build its lava cone edifice. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes that are actively erupting. Note: This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x3OuxfP9YOA) 2025-12-21T18:01Z 388K followers, 48.5K engagements "A Geologic Oddity; Naturally Formed Plutonium & Neptunium Contrary to what is widely taught uranium is not the heaviest element to naturally exist on Earth. As there is both natural neptunium & plutonium which formed due to separate unusual processes. This video discusses two highly radioactive elements which represent one of Earth's rarest elements in the crust. Topics covered will include radioactive decay half lives the types of radioactive decay and neutron capture. Photo Credit: This work "Plutonium2" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay GeologyHub made graphics" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x4Bzn4CrYUQ) 2023-10-07T18:00Z 386K followers, 47.6K engagements "A Possible Volcanic Eruption in [----] Went Unnoticed in a 1st World Country In my opinion it appears that a volcanic eruption went unnoticed in a 1st world country in fairly close proximity to where people live and work. New craters formed in the ground and a field of fine particulates that looked like ash was scattered across an [-----] square meter region. And yet this may not have been a phreatic eruption despite occurring on the southern flank of the Kirishima volcano. Two other explanations cannot be ruled out and this video via the analysis of a geologist will discuss all [--] possibilities." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xAaH81HPq4Q) 2026-01-23T19:00Z 388K followers, 33.6K engagements "The [--] Rarest Elements in the Earth's Crust Platinum and gold are among the rarest stable elements in the Earth's crust. Yet they only rank 7th and 6th rarest respectively. This video quickly discusses what other elements are fairly rare in Earth's crust while also mentioning their average concentration in parts per billion. #short #shorts #rare #geology #gold #iridium If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone &" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xJZ9z3NisJc) 2023-07-09T01:00Z 385K followers, 34.7K engagements "The Most Explosive Volcano You've Never Heard of There is an active volcano which has been the most explosive volcano during the last [-----] years on a specific continent and yet few people have ever heard of it. I am not referring to Antarctica but rather a nation on another continent which few people ever associate with volcanoes or volcanic activity. This video discusses Sudan's Meidob volcanic field which is the most consistently explosive Holocene volcano in all of Africa. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image Landsat / Copernicus. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_mzi8cwv8) 2025-02-21T19:00Z 349K followers, 44.4K engagements "This Week in Volcano News; Major Semeru Eruption Galapagos Magma Intrusion This week a major volcanic eruption occurred at the Semeru volcano leading to casualties and a number of destroyed structures. Meanwhile a probably albeit unconfirmed intrusion of magma occurred at the Galapagos volcano of Fernandina. And in Indonesia the alert level was raised due to a change in activity including ground rumbling at the Sangeang Api volcano. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes that are actively erupting. Note: This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xq_Gsxqsbw0) 2025-11-24T19:01Z 383K followers, 45.2K engagements "Greece Seismic Crisis Update; 1000+ Earthquakes Geologist Analysis A seismic crisis northeast of Greece's famous island of Santorini has led to school closures due to the fact of an incredibly strong and ongoing earthquake swarm. Yet while this earthquake swarm might initially appear to be volcanic a deeper dive shows a likely different origin. So is there a legitimate concern that a magnitude [--] or [--] quake might strike Can we predict earthquakes What is triggering this earthquake swarm This video will answer all of these questions and discuss the ongoing seismic unrest through the opinion and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xsVvr_sc4dk) 2025-02-03T19:00Z 350K followers, 169.1K engagements "Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from GeologyHub I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy holidays Enjoy my cats and a small bit of Kilauea eruption footage. Normal full length geology videos will return soon do not worry Thumbnail Photo Credit: M. Patrick U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Public Domain https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/may-25-2025-kilauea-episode-23-north-vent. This image was overlaid with text then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). I want to note that the audio for the shown episode [--] Kilauea" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xyqQmRoj-Yg) 2025-12-25T19:00Z 388K followers, [----] engagements "This Week in Volcano News; Taal Erupts Large Erta Ale Flank Eruption This week the Taal volcano produced a new explosive eruption ejecting fragments of ash and lava hundreds of meters into the air. Meanwhile in Ethiopia an unusually large flank eruption occurred at the Erta Ale volcano also generating some ash emissions. And in Indonesia to me it appears that the Lamongan volcano is undergoing a magmatic intrusion. This video will discuss these stories and list the [--] volcanoes which are actively erupting around the planet through the perspective of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yQiA-fPBVts) 2025-07-20T18:00Z 385K followers, 39.8K engagements "Magma Recently Moved Underneath Lake Tahoe Recently a series of more than [----] earthquakes occurred underneath Lake Tahoe which surprisingly were caused by an intrusion of magma. This occurred beneath the northern part of the lake rising multiple miles through the crust. Today's video will discuss this unusual intrusion of magma that occurred in [----] and discuss its possible link to either regional faults or a nearby volcanic field thought to be extinct. Thumbnail Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Public Domain" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yVZmXKvHtcg) 2025-04-19T18:00Z 383K followers, 83.3K engagements "What does Selenium Ore Look Like Selenium is one of the rarest stable elements in the Earth's crust being even slightly rarer than silver. While selenium occurs as a component in more than [---] minerals none of these represent its primary ore. #shorts #short #selenium #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yzZn2ArtVVg) 2023-08-06T01:00Z 383K followers, [----] engagements "Iran Volcano Update; Volcano Dormant For 700000+ Years Reactivating After reportedly 700000+ years of no eruptions Iran's Taftan volcano recently showed distinct signs of unrest. This included a period of volcanic uplift a sulfur smell detected in some nearby communities and episodes of strong degassing from its summit fumaroles. However there is a problem which is causing many people to misinterpret these claims. As for once Taftan last erupted far more recently [----] years ago and its "reactivation" may have been occurring for centuries or millennia beforehand. Thumbnail Photo Credit:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zSG1BUYKuYY) 2025-10-25T18:00Z 378K followers, 41.9K engagements "The Largest Impact Crater on the Planet; Hidden in Australia The Deniliquin Structure The largest impact crater on the planet is not located in Mexico but rather within Australia. The crater in question is known as the Deniliquin Structure whose southern rim even includes a portion of the city of Melbourne. In total this massive feature measures Crater and measures [---] kilometers or [---] miles wide. It formed as the result of a catastrophic impact between [---] and [---] million years ago. This video will discuss this massive impact crater and the evidence that it exists. 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"Montserrat Volcano Update; Increasing Unrest Observed One of the Caribbean's most potentially dangerous volcanoes is displaying a long term increase in earthquakes and fumarole temperatures. This is occurring at the Soufrire Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat which if this increase continues for several more years (potentially decades) might eventually lead to a new volcanic eruption. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "SoufriereHills1" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped image color saturation increased text overlay overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the"
YouTube Link 2024-01-11T19:00Z 388K followers, 32.7K engagements
"What Does Silver Ore Look Like More than [--] million ounces of silver is utilized for various purposes each year which makes it fairly valuable. Silver occurs in both native form but also in several distinct ore minerals one of which is known as acanthite. #short #shorts #silver If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-07-01T01:00Z 388K followers, 74.4K engagements
"The Ancient Volcano in Wyoming; Devils Tower One of the most impressive features within Wyoming is a towering rock edifice called Devils Tower. This ancient mass of rock contains hexagon shaped columns which rise [---] feet above the surrounding landscape. It marks the remains of an ancient volcano which once created a several thousand foot wide explosion crater in the ground. This video will discuss a new theory on how Devils Tower formed and mention some nearby related geologic features. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "DevilsTower1" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay"
YouTube Link 2025-04-07T19:00Z 388K followers, 42.7K engagements
"The Missing Mantle Problem; A Geologic Mystery Among large asteroids across the solar system there seems to be a major problem. For an unknown reason their olivine mantles seem to be completely missing. Or at least that is how it seems due to the fact that what should be one of the most common meteorite types to fall to Earth is instead one of the rarest. So why exactly are chunks of the olivine mantle of differentiated asteroids seemingly missing This video discusses a few possibilities via the analysis of a geologist with this unsolved scientific problem being known as "The Missing Mantle"
YouTube Link 2025-09-10T19:00Z 388K followers, 28.1K engagements
"What does Iron Ore Look Like Iron is well known for occurring in some minerals and rocks that are a red or black color. The vast majority of iron is mined from banded iron formations which almost exclusively formed before [---] billion years ago. #short #shorts #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-05-17T01:00Z 388K followers, 231.1K engagements
"The Impact Crater in Mexico which Wiped out the Dinosaurs; Chicxulub Crater The largest impact crater on the planet to form in the last [--] billion years is located on the Yucatan Peninsula. Known as the Chicxulub Crater it measures [---] kilometers or [---] miles wide. Its formation caused the extinction of the non avian dinosaurs [--] million years ago causing a long term impact winter. If not for this ancient event the dominant life forms on the planet would still be giant reptiles. This video will discuss this massive impact crater and how it formed. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO"
YouTube Link 2022-03-23T19:00Z 388K followers, 2M engagements
"What Radioactive Thorium Ore Looks Like Thorium or element number [--] is a substance which could be used to generate power in a nuclear reactor as it is more common than uranium in Earth's crust. This video discusses one such radioactive ore mineral of thorium which is known as thorite. #radioactive #thorium #shorts #short #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-09T01:00Z 388K followers, 41.5K engagements
"What does Bismuth Ore Look Like Bismuth or element number [--] is one position higher on the periodic table then the element lead. Yet since it typically appears in lab grown crystals few people know what bismuth ore or native bismuth look like in host rock. This video displays an example of both. #short #shorts #geology #bismuth If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-17T01:00Z 388K followers, 31.3K engagements
"How Viscous is the Earth's Mantle The Earth's mantle is mostly solid. However over long geologic time periods it does technically move like a liquid. So what exactly is its viscosity #mantle #geology #science #short #shorts If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this"
YouTube Link 2023-12-02T01:00Z 388K followers, 30.6K engagements
"The Initial Moment the Kilauea Volcano Erupted This video showcases the first moments of when Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted on September 10th of [----]. As a white volcanic gas plume suddenly becomes thicker until lava erupts onto the surface. #short #shorts #kilauea #volcano #hawaii #eruption If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy"
YouTube Link 2023-09-12T05:00Z 388K followers, 10M engagements
"What does Titanium Ore Look Like Titanium is an important metallic element widely used in various industries. One of this element's two main ore minerals rutile consists of thin golden needle like crystals which produce a spectacular adamantine luster. #short #shorts #titanium #ore If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-05-14T01:00Z 388K followers, 57.9K engagements
"North America Nearly Split in Half; The Midcontinent Rift North America once nearly split in [--] with a [----] mile long series of rifts stretching from Oklahoma to Ontario all the way to Alabama. While this rift failed it allowed for lake Superior to form and also left behind numerous incredibly valuable ore deposits especially elemental copper. Today's video will discuss this geologic province as it formed [---] billion years ago. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image IBCAO Image Landsat / Copernicus Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO Image NOAA. This image was overlaid with text and then"
YouTube Link 2025-10-07T19:00Z 388K followers, 68.3K engagements
"What Radioactive Uranium Ore Looks Like Uranium is a highly radioactive element whose most important usage is in nuclear power plants. Yet few people know what uranium ore looks like. This video briefly discusses two important uranium ore minerals which are uraninite and carnotite. #radioactive #uranium #short #shorts If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com)"
YouTube Link 2023-06-10T01:00Z 388K followers, 668K engagements
"Caribbean Earthquake Update; M6.5 Quake Strikes East of Guadeloupe A magnitude [---] earthquake just more than [---] miles east of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe causing no damage. This earthquake was unusual as it did not occur in a subduction zone but rather at a spot in the overlying tectonic plate. Today's video will explain why this earthquake occurred through the knowledge and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub"
YouTube Link 2025-10-30T19:00Z 388K followers, 33.4K engagements
"The Erupting Volcano in Antarctica; Mount Erebus Antarctica has an active lava lake right now At one of the coldest locations on Earth there is an active more than [---] foot wide lava lake which has a temperature of more than [----] degrees Fahrenheit. This is at the summit of Antarctica's Mount Erebus volcano which has been continuously erupting for [--] years straight. Today's video will discuss why it exists how it formed its unusual geologic features such as Erebus crystals and what its typical eruptions are like. Thumbnail Photo Credit: A. Eschenbacher Used with Permission. Note: Today's"
YouTube Link 2025-05-10T18:00Z 388K followers, 51.3K engagements
"What does Nickel Ore Look Like Nickel or element number [--] is widely known in the United States at least as comprising 25% by weight of the 5-cent coin referred to as a nickel. Yet nickel is also used to make stainless steel and is an important element in the manufacture of some battery types. #short #shorts #nickel #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-07-03T01:00Z 388K followers, 25.7K engagements
"What does Tin Ore Look Like Tin or element number [--] is widely known for its namesake in tin cans. However tin is also used as one of the two key components in the alloy bronze. This video discusses the main ore mineral of tin which is known as cassiterite. #short #shorts #tin #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-27T01:00Z 388K followers, 25.4K engagements
"What does Vanadium Ore Look Like #shorts #short #geology This short video displays the main ore of the element known as vanadium. The reddish-brown crystal is known as vanadinite and contains both vanadium and lead in its crystal structure. This video was made by a geologist who attended Arizona State University. This channel has an etsy store. If you enjoy rocks and minerals check out prospectingarizona.etsy.com . Google Earth imagery used in this video: Google Vanadinite Vanadium Rockhound Geology Prospecting Minerals Red Crystal Red Mineral Red Rock Vanadium Ore Vanadinite Vanadium"
YouTube Link 2020-12-20T17:31Z 388K followers, 37.5K engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; Vesuvius Earthquake Swarm Mayon Erupts This week Mount Mayon erupted generating hundreds of pyroclastic flows and causing the evacuation of [----] people. Meanwhile a weak earthquake swarm occurred at Mount Vesuvius in Italy. And in Vanuatu the Ambrym volcano may have weakly erupted with a chance for more activity to occur soon. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes that are actively erupting. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by Phivolcs Posted on Facebook"
YouTube Link 2026-01-11T18:00Z 388K followers, 32.7K engagements
"Ambae Volcano Update; Unusual Lava Fountains Generated New Activity Vanuatu's Ambae volcano just erupted producing its highest number of satellite detected thermal signatures since a large eruption from 2017-2018. While unconfirmed there appears to have been tall lava fountains and potentially even a new lava flow which erupted on February 12th. This would mark the volcano's only third lava flow in the last century which is a bit unusual considering its recent activity. Note: The occurrence of a lava flow or lava fountains on February 12th [----] at the Ambae volcano in Vanuatu is not confirmed"
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T18:00Z 388K followers, 15.7K engagements
"What does Gold Ore Look Like Asking what gold ore looks like might initially seem self-explanatory. Yet not all valuable gold ore occurs as a bright yellow metallic piece. Gold can also occur within other minerals such as calaverite or be disseminated in sedimentary rock. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-21T01:00Z 388K followers, 148.7K engagements
"The Geologic Oddity in Mauritania; The Eye of the Sahara What you are looking at is a massive circular feature within Mauritania. It is a truly beautiful geologic oddity largely only visible from satellite. Known as the "Eye of the Sahara" it is a spectacular [--] kilometer or [--] mile wide feature which contrasts with the overall coloration of the surrounding landscape. It formed approximately [---] million years ago due to a series of geologic events. This video will discuss this spectacular feature and describe how it formed. Thumbnail Photo Credit: NASA JSC (Johnson Space Center)"
YouTube Link 2024-06-26T19:00Z 388K followers, 77.1K engagements
"The Largest Volcanic Eruption to Ever Occur; The VEI [--] Toba Eruption The largest volcanic eruption known to science cataclysmically began [-----] years ago. Every [--] seconds it erupted more material than produced during the entire [----] eruption of Mount Saint Helens. This eruption did not originate from the Yellow supervolcano but rather a separate supervolcano known as Toba. This video will discuss the largest explosive volcanic eruption currently known to science which registered in on the volcanic explosivity index as a [--]. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Tytgat G. C. Alaska Volcano Observatory /"
YouTube Link 2023-02-11T18:00Z 388K followers, 185.8K engagements
"11 Fissures Erupt Lava on France's Reunion Island; New Eruption Begins A new volcanic eruption just began on the French island of Reunion which has a population of approximately [------]. Specifically [--] fissures newly erupted at the Piton de la Fournaise volcano to the east of Madagascar each feeding a distinct lava flow. These lava flows are continuing to expand in size and are occurring within the volcano's southeast rift zone. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T21:30Z 388K followers, 36.2K engagements
"Greece Santorini Volcano Update; The Current Situation [--] Months Later It is now nearly three months after the seismic crisis in Greece began due to the presumed movement of magma underneath the Santorini volcano. The rate of earthquakes has notably changed since it reached a peak in early February and today's video will discuss what might happen next through the perspective and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "Santorini25" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo)) from"
YouTube Link 2025-04-16T19:00Z 388K followers, 48.1K engagements
"The Active Volcano in California; Salton Buttes California's Salton Sea is home to a little known active volcano which erupted multiple times in the last [----] years. This volcano produces viscous flows of rhyolite lava and even recently produced obsidian. It currently has a large cluster of mud pots and fumaroles and this complex powers a geothermal field which generates electricity for [------] homes. This video will discuss this volcano and mention what its future hazards are. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "SaltonButtesMudVolcanoes28" is a derivative of a photo from a video (frame grab at"
YouTube Link 2024-11-01T19:00Z 388K followers, 30.4K engagements
"Mayon Volcano Eruption Update; Long Pyroclastic Flow Occurs Earlier this week a short-lived intensification of the Mayon volcano's ongoing eruption occurred resulting in the generation of [--] lengthy pyroclastic flows. One of these pyroclastic flows occurring at 10:35 am reached a full [--] kilometers or [---] miles away. Today's video discusses what occurred on that day through the knowledge and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by Phivolcs Posted on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/reel/2115941508943743. This image was then overlaid with text and overlaid"
YouTube Link 2026-02-12T19:00Z 388K followers, 22.7K engagements
"Why Platinum is Worth Less than Gold This might come as a surprise to people but believe it or not platinum is currently worth less than what gold is. And this is despite the fact that reward tiers on credit cards and membership cards traditionally treat platinum as more valuable than gold. Yet there is a reasoning behind this not simply relating to demand. #short #shorts #platinum #gold If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:"
YouTube Link 2023-07-05T01:00Z 388K followers, 71.5K engagements
"The Origin of All Gold on Earth A special thanks to RadiaCode for sponsoring today's video. Their useful geiger counters can be bought with a 3% discount at https://radiacode.com/discount=GEOLOGYHUB. Gold's origin is quite fascinating. Incredibly rare and valuable the vast majority of all gold originated in one of the universe's most explosive phenomena. But at the same time other gold formed in low mass stars. Today's video discusses the [--] main ways elemental gold was formed from other elements. Note: I WAS paid by RadiaCode to promote their product. In other words the segment about the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T18:00Z 388K followers, 52.7K engagements
"The Geologic Oddity in New Mexico; White Sands National Park What you are looking is not snow. Although it is relatively cold to the touch it is not related to water or ice. Rather it is an expansive dune field in New Mexico made of the largest concentration of white sands on the planet. Largely protected within White Sands National Park this geologic oddity has an unusual origin. This video will discuss how these dunes came to be and mention the scope of this geologic wonder. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "WhiteSandsNationalPark1" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay"
YouTube Link 2025-04-05T18:00Z 388K followers, 39.3K engagements
"What does Lead Ore Look Like Lead is still widely used today for batteries with lesser usages in other purposes. Thus identifying key ores of this element is important as it is still a potentially valuable commodity. This video discusses the three most common ore minerals of lead which are anglesite cerussite and galena. #short #shorts #lead #ore If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-04-25T01:00Z 388K followers, 28.7K engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; Lava Flow Approaches Highway Lascar Erupts This week France's Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the island of Reunion erupted generating [--] separate lava flows. One of these is still active and has advanced to within [----] meters of the RN2 highway. Meanwhile in Chile the Lascar volcano erupted anew also producing thermal signatures seen from satellite. And in Indonesia a several hour period of repeated multi-kilometer long pyroclastic flows was triggered by heavy local rainfall. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist"
YouTube Link 2026-02-15T18:00Z 388K followers, 55.3K engagements
"5 Volcanoes Which Could Erupt in 2026; Iwo Jima & More With a new year brings new possibilities and this includes with volcanoes. As a result you might be wondering which volcanoes around the planet could erupt this year (2026). In today's video I will discuss [--] volcanoes which in the opinion of a volcanologist (GeologyHub) have the potential to erupt in the next [--] months. Two of these volcanoes involve volcanic islands specifically the volcanoes known as Krakatau and Barren Island. This video's thumbnail image displays what the next eruption of Reykjanes in Iceland might look like. If you"
YouTube Link 2026-01-01T19:00Z 388K followers, 25.8K engagements
"Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update; [----] Ft Lava Fountains [--] New Vents Yesterday Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produced a series of towering [----] foot high sustained lava fountains This potentially involved [--] new vents which in addition to the [--] preexisting vents output lava at a rate as high as [---] cubic meters per second. The eruptive episode episode [--] lasted for nearly [--] hours and output [----] million cubic meters of [----] degrees Celsius basaltic lava. Today's video is analyzed by a geologist and volcanologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian"
YouTube Link 2026-02-16T21:30Z 388K followers, 29K engagements
"Mayon Volcano Update; New Eruption Occurs Evacuations Ordered A series of pyroclastic flows were generated from the Mayon stratovolcano as a new eruption began. As a result approximately [----] people were evacuated and a [--] kilometer exclusion zone was declared. Today's video discusses the ongoing eruption and why a potential storm that might hit in the upcoming [--] days is a special concern. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video posted by Phivolcs posted on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/reel/1359143702907517 If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the"
YouTube Link 2026-01-08T19:00Z 388K followers, 46.4K engagements
"What does Mercury Ore Look Like Mercury is the only metal element which is naturally a liquid at room temperature. Because of this mercury has a surprisingly wide range of usages. Yet when mercury occurs as an ore mineral it often is bright red in a mineral known as cinnabar. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-23T01:00Z 388K followers, 132.5K engagements
"The Geologic Oddity in Australia where the Mantle is Exposed; Macquarie Island In a section of Australia the mantle is being actively exposed on the surface at this very moment. And no I am not referring to a volcanic eruption. Rather I am referring to Macquarie island which hosts a colorful assortment of primarily green minerals which include olivine (whose gem form is known as peridot) serpentine and zoisite. This video will explain how a piece of the Earth's mantle ended up above sea level. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at"
YouTube Link 2022-10-04T19:00Z 388K followers, 196.6K engagements
"The 2nd Impact Crater which Wiped out the Dinosaurs; Nadir Crater The largest impact crater on the planet to form in the last [--] billion years is located on the Yucatan Peninsula. Known as the Chicxulub Crater it measures [---] kilometers or [---] miles wide. Yet it is not the only impact crater to have formed during this mass extinction event [--] million years ago as off the western coast of Africa is another large (albeit smaller compared to the Chicxulub Crater) several kilometer wide impact crater. This video will discuss this massive impact crater which added to the extinction (but was not the"
YouTube Link 2023-01-13T19:00Z 388K followers, 40.1K engagements
"Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update; Breathtaking [----] Ft Lava Fountains Hawaii's Kilauea volcano just produced a series of once in a generation high lava fountains; for multiple hours they reached heights of [----] feet This occurred between October 17th and October 18th of [----] representing episode [--] of Kilauea's latest prolonged eruption. Unlike all of its prior eruptions I was there to witness and film in person alongside Lou from the TwoPineapples YouTube channel. Yes this video was published a week late since I was on vacation on location in Hawaii If you would like to support this channel"
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T19:01Z 388K followers, 98.1K engagements
"The Two Highly Magnetic Minerals There are two iron rich minerals that can be found in nature which are strongly magnetic. While there are numerous weakly magnetic minerals both magnetite and maghemite react strongly to magnets. #short #shorts #iron #magnetic If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com)"
YouTube Link 2023-06-28T01:00Z 388K followers, 28.4K engagements
"What Lies in the Interior of a Volcano; Video Footage w/ Geologist Analysis Ever wondered what the interior of an active volcano looks like Well with spectacular drone footage we can now answer that question by descending deep into the crater more than half a thousand feet below ground. Spectacular colorations from sulfur and arsenic additional chambers and other fascinating sights. Today's video will analyze this footage through the analysis of a geologist at Indonesia's Egon volcano. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by the ExtremePursuit YouTube channel from a video at"
YouTube Link 2025-02-28T19:00Z 388K followers, 37.8K engagements
"What does Lithium Ore Look Like Lithium is an import element due to its necessity in lithium-ion batteries. Lithium minerals especially lepidolite are often the color purple. This video showcases this mineral which is 3.6% by weight lithium. #short #shorts #geology #lithium If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-05-08T01:00Z 388K followers, 64.7K engagements
"What does Copper Ore Look Like Copper ore is often a beautiful blue or green hue which brightly stands out in the average geologic landscape. This video shows three example copper minerals of this color which include chrysocolla malachite and shattuckite. #short #shorts #copper #ore #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy"
YouTube Link 2023-04-24T01:00Z 388K followers, 94.8K engagements
"What does Manganese Ore Look Like Manganese ore is often a pretty pink or black color. Widely used in the making of steel and in some batteries manganese is the 12th most common element in the Earth's crust. Common ore minerals include manganite and pyrolusite which sometimes forms dendrites. #short #shorts #rhodonite If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com)"
YouTube Link 2023-05-01T01:00Z 388K followers, 23.8K engagements
"The Really Big One; The Feared Cascadia [---] Earthquake In the United States there is one disaster which geologists fear above all else; a megathrust earthquake occurring in the Cascadia subduction zone. This exact disaster occurred in the year [----] creating a destructive Pacific wide tsunami and causing thousands of casualties on the mainland. Yet today there are now [--] million more people who live in the area than there were when the last disaster struck. So what exactly might occur if the Cascadia subduction zone was to produce a major megathrust earthquake in the near future This video"
YouTube Link 2024-08-03T18:00Z 388K followers, 1M engagements
"What does Cobalt Ore Look Like Cobalt ore is surprisingly often a pink color. For example a pink cobalt ore mineral is known as spherocobaltite. This video will discuss this sample and how much cobalt in terms of dollars and cents is located within it. #short #shorts #cobalt #ore If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-04-22T01:30Z 388K followers, 45.9K engagements
"What does Tungsten Ore Look Like Tungsten is a strong element known for its high density and usage in tank armor. Yet few people known what tungsten ore looks like. This video showcases the most important ore of tungsten which is known as scheelite. #short #shorts #tungsten If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-22T01:00Z 388K followers, 24.4K engagements
"Watch a Tsunami be Generated by a Volcanic Eruption On October 12th of [----] a small tsunami was generated by a volcanic eruption of Mount Stromboli in Italy. This video displays the entire sequence of events which created the tsunami via a pyroclastic flow entering the Mediterranean Sea. Although this tsunami was relatively small other recent ones at Stromboli in the last [----] years were incredibly destructive. However the recent tsunami provides an excellent case study for determining how volcanic tsunamis form. I want to give a special thanks to INGVvulcani / INGV Progetto UNO"
YouTube Link 2022-10-20T20:00Z 388K followers, 1.4M engagements
"Explosive Mud Volcano Erupts in Azerbaijan; 1000+ Foot Fireball A powerful explosion and fireball were generated rising more than [----] feet after a mud volcano violently erupted. This occurred in eastern Azerbaijan during the afternoon of January 30th and by the time the eruption was over [--] acres had been rapidly covered in a thick layer of mud. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "Fireball15" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped removed faint lights in background text overlay overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo)) from "fireball pretty" by:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T19:00Z 388K followers, 53.5K engagements
"The Active Volcano on Easter Island; Terevaka One of the three volcanoes that comprises the famous Easter Island is not extinct. As the Terevaka volcano appears to have erupted around [-----] years ago meaning this complex just barely fits the definition of an active volcano. Today's video discusses this volcano along with the geology of Easter Island as a whole also discussing what materials the stone statues known as Moai were carved from. While Terevaka has not seemingly shown any signs of life since it's last eruption it could theoretically erupt at some point in the future. If you would"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T19:00Z 388K followers, 18.5K engagements
"What does Chromium Ore Look Like Chromium is an important chemical element widely used to make stainless steel and various compounds which are somewhat corrosion resistant. This element largely is mined via the mineral chromite which occurs as a black color and is 46.5% by weight chromium. #short #shorts #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com)"
YouTube Link 2023-05-19T01:00Z 388K followers, 41.2K engagements
"Watch Kilauea's Webcam Get Destroyed by Falling Lava This video shows the moments Kilauea's V3Cam was destroyed by falling lava bombs during an intense strongly horizontal lava fountaining event. This occurred on December 6th [----] and was all captured from the perspective of the destroyed webcam. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Cropped frame grab from a video by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Posted on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watchv=BqmpkUdMtyA. This clip was then recorded by YouTube.com/TwoPineapples. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-11T01:00Z 388K followers, 643.5K engagements
"The Geologic Oddity in the Deep Ocean; Millions of Valuable Manganese Nodules Across wide swaths of the deep ocean floor is a strange geologic oddity. There millions of rounded rocks which are essentially solid geodes called nodules are spread across the ocean floor seemingly with no apparent pattern. In some areas they cover 70% of the ocean floor while in other places they are nonexistent. These mysterious masses of rock are referred to as manganese nodules which are incredibly valuable. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub."
YouTube Link 2022-04-26T19:00Z 388K followers, 303.3K engagements
"Earth's Largest Caldera; [---] Kilometers Wide Calderas often form during the largest explosive or effusive eruptions. So what is Earth's largest caldera The answer is now Yellowstone Taupo or even Toba. Rather a little known [--] mile or [---] kilometer wide caldera exists off the eastern coast of the Philippines; the Apolaki Caldera. Luckily the Apolaki caldera is long extinct and will never erupt again. #volcano #philippines #geology #caldera #shorts #short Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image [----] Maxar Technologies Image Landsat / Copernicus Image [----] CNES / Airbus Data SIO NOAA U.S."
YouTube Link 2023-04-10T01:00Z 388K followers, 385.7K engagements
"The [--] Softest Minerals Known to Science There are currently more than [----] known minerals so which are the softest This video will answer this question by discussing three minerals with a mohs hardness of [---] or less. #short #shorts #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery"
YouTube Link 2023-06-16T01:00Z 388K followers, 29.5K engagements
"When Did the Last Eruption of Olympus Mons Occur While Mars is often thought of as a geologically dead planet it has actually been the site of volcanic eruptions in the last [--] million years. One of these eruptions occurred at the solar system's tallest volcano; Olympus Mons. #olympusmons #geology #mars #volcano #short #shorts If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T01:00Z 388K followers, 47.9K engagements
"What Does Tellurium Ore Look Like Tellurium is one of the rarest stable elements in the Earth's crust yet when it does occur it often occurs alongside gold. Thus tellurium minerals often have gold associated with them which makes seeking out this element an important task in exploration geology. #short #shorts #tellurium #telluride #geology #ore If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-07-19T01:00Z 388K followers, 22.2K engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; Telica Might Erupt Mayon Eruption Update This week the largest explosion in [--] months occurred at the erupting Marapi volcano sending bombs of lava more than a kilometer into the sky. Meanwhile a heat signature at Nicaragua's Telica volcano in my opinion suggests an increased chance of it soon erupting. And in the Philippines the Mayon volcano produced a [--] year high level of sulfur dioxide emissions possibly indicating an increased magma supply. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes"
YouTube Link 2026-02-08T18:00Z 388K followers, 19.2K engagements
"California Earthquake Update; M4.2 Strikes Earthquake Swarm in San Ramon An unusual series of earthquakes recently struck San Ramon east of San Francisco in California. The largest earthquakes were magnitudes [---] and [---] and occurred as part of [--] earthquakes that struck on a single day. While it might appear that these all struck on the major Calaveras Fault these may have a different origin. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image [----] Vexcel Imaging US. Inc. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). If you"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T19:00Z 388K followers, 31.2K engagements
"Iceland Volcano Update; Strong Earthquake Swarm Strikes Eldey A strong earthquake swarm is currently ongoing at Iceland's Eldey volcano located just offshore of the southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula. This has involved more than [---] earthquakes but is this volcanic or tectonic Today's video will attempt to answer this question through the knowledge and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "Eldey2" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay GeologyHub made graphics overlay (the image border & the GeologyHub logo)) from "Reykjanesviti: Iceland: May 2012" by:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T19:00Z 388K followers, 26K engagements
"Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update; Incredible [----] Ft Lava Fountains Yesterday Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produced a series of record setting [----] foot high sustained lava fountains But because the associated eruption plume rose to such substantial heights it caused tephra to rain down on many nearby communities some as far as [--] miles away. A dozen flights were cancelled roads were closed and the entire summit area of Kilauea within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was temporarily closed. This was unusual representing episode [--] of Kilauea's intermittent broader eruption which began about [--] year"
YouTube Link 2026-01-25T20:00Z 388K followers, 93.6K engagements
"M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Japan; It is Scientifically Interesting A magnitude [---] earthquake struck Japan yesterday and within an hour it was followed by two magnitude [--] range earthquakes. While these did cause some damage it was fairly minimal with the earthquake sequence actually being scientifically interesting. As these occurred on a somewhat unusual shear zone of sorts and represented a perfect example of a pair of conjugate faults. This video is discussed by a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data LDEO-Columbia NSF NOAA Image Landsat / Copernicus Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA"
YouTube Link 2026-01-07T19:00Z 388K followers, 32K engagements
"Amber does NOT Form from Tree Sap Despite common perception amber does not actually form from fossilized tree sap. Instead it originates from a similar but slightly different product. #amber #geology #fossil #fossils #short If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this"
YouTube Link 2023-11-20T02:15Z 388K followers, 57.4K engagements
"Deadly Mount Maunganui Landslides Strike New Zealand Geologist Analysis On Thursday a deadly landslide struck a campground at New Zealand's Mount Maunganui causing [--] fatalities. However this landslide was not the only to occur on the mountain that day and it was not even the first cluster of landslides to occur there this century. Today's video discusses a brief overview of prior landslides and the geology of this long extinct lava dome from the knowledge and analysis of a geologist. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T19:00Z 388K followers, 27.5K engagements
"What does Niobium Ore Look Like Niobium is an uncommon element which is approximately [--] times rarer than copper in the Earth's crust. This metal is sometimes found in radioactive ore deposits as a figurative extra "junk" rock (among other locations as well) which can be economically valuable. This video highlights three niobium ores which include niocalite uranopyrochlore and pyrochlore. #shorts #short #niobium #geology #ore If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:"
YouTube Link 2023-07-17T01:00Z 388K followers, 16.6K engagements
"The Geologic Oddity in Oregon; Haystack Rock a 200+ Foot Tall Monolith I would like to give a special thanks to Nick Ball for providing me photos of Haystack Rock to use in today's video. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to support this channel is to make an order via our gemstone and geology related etsy store at http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com. This channel's merch store is also on etsy at http://geologyhub.etsy.com. Google Earth imagery used in this video: Google & Data Providers Thumbnail Photo Credit:"
YouTube Link 2022-10-06T19:15Z 388K followers, 98.6K engagements
"How Rare is Gold Silver and Copper When prospecting there is a reason to be happy whenever you discover a new deposit no matter the size of copper silver or gold. But compared to each other how rare are these elements This video will answer this question. #short #shorts #geology #gold #silver #copper If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch"
YouTube Link 2023-07-06T01:00Z 388K followers, 44K engagements
"Italy Landslide Update; Massive Area Moves by 100+ Feet Damage Estimate A major landslide occurred [--] days ago in Italy causing the town of Niscemi to be literally split in [--]. In one particular [----] km region with many buildings the ground moved by an average of [--] meters or [-----] feet. Buildings at the edge of the landslide were split in half while others tumbled as much as [--] feet downslope. Today's video discusses the landslide which occurred along with giving an attempted damage estimate. The good news is that the main landslide blocks appear to have mostly stopped moving although"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T19:00Z 388K followers, 39.4K engagements
"This Year in Volcanoes; 2025's Noteworthy Volcano News & Eruptions During [----] [--] volcanoes erupted [------] square kilometers were incinerated by pyroclastic flows or lava flows and once in a generation tourist viewing friendly eruptions occurred in Hawaii. This video discusses the most noteworthy stories on volcanoes of [----] and also mentions the largest explosive and largest effusive volcanic eruptions of [----]. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by Shakhy Puka (OXel) Posted on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/reel/3223006811201540 Used with Permission A special thanks to the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T19:00Z 388K followers, 19.2K engagements
"Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update; Sustained [---] Ft Lava Fountains Yesterday Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produced a series of high lava fountains which reached sustained heights of [---] feet This occurred for nearly [--] hours straight occurring well into the evening hours representing episode [--] of Kilauea's intermittent broader eruption which began a little over [--] year ago. Today's video is analyzed by a geologist and volcanologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Posted on YouTube Public Domain"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T19:01Z 388K followers, 25.7K engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; Etna Erupts Lava Flows Volcanic Island Expands This week Mount Etna erupted from [--] of its summit craters producing two multikilometer long lava flows. Meanwhile in Tonga the Home Reef volcanic island rapidly expanded by about 50% in size. And in Indonesia there is once again a potential for the Lewotobi volcano to produce a major eruption. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes that are actively erupting. This video's thumbnail image shows a purported [----] eruption of Mount Etna in"
YouTube Link 2026-01-04T18:01Z 388K followers, 44.5K engagements
"Why Bismuth is Actually Radioactive It is often said that lead is the highest element on the periodic table to have a non-radioactive isotope. Yet at the same time lead is element number [--] and only all elements labeled [--] or higher beginning with polonium are all labeled as radioactive. In-between these two elements is element number [--] aka bismuth. This video thus explains why the most common isotope of bismuth is in fact weakly radioactive. #short #shorts #bismuth #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-20T01:00Z 388K followers, 128.6K engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; Tephra Falls on Hilo Large Sheveluch Eruption This week tephra fell on Hilo due to Hawaii's tallest lava fountains during the last [--] years. These tall lava fountains originated from the Kilauea volcano and caused the National Park to be temporarily evacuated. Meanwhile in Russia the Sheveluch volcano produced a large vulcanian eruption sending a plume of ash to an altitude of [-----] feet. And in Japan the alert level of the Yakedake volcano was raised due to the detection of new ground deformation and an increased rate of earthquakes. Today's video will discuss"
YouTube Link 2026-02-01T18:01Z 388K followers, 26.9K engagements
"Ethiopia Volcano Update; Strange Activity at the Fentale Volcano Something strange is occurring within the caldera of Ethiopia's Fentale volcano. Either a 200+ acre and more than [---] foot deep presumably acidic crater lake formed in only a week or there are significant ongoing volcanic gas emissions. Yet solving this mystery is sadly not an easy as it currently seems with many data limitations regarding the unrest surrounding the nearly [--] mile long magmatic intrusion which has pushed up overlying ground by as much as [--] meters since December 20th [----]. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work"
YouTube Link 2025-01-23T19:00Z 378K followers, 63.6K engagements
"The Active Volcano in Portugal; Furnas Today Portugal's Furnas volcano is a fun tourist attraction. But a mere [---] years ago it was the site of the nation's deadliest volcanic eruption. While there is currently magma at [--] kilometers or [---] miles below ground underneath a section of this Azores volcano it is not currently a cause for concern as it has been there for some time. Today's video will discuss this volcano and its geologic history. Note: The database listed in a scientific paper by Brown S.K. Jenkins S.F. Sparks R.S.J. et al. Volcanic fatalities database: analysis of volcanic threat"
YouTube Link 2025-11-20T19:00Z 381K followers, 18.2K engagements
"Watch Multi-ton Lava Fragments Fall [----] Ft Down a Volcano Watch as dozens of multi-ton lava blocks rapidly roll down a portion of the Santa Maria volcano descending [----] feet bouncing along the way. This is specifically occurring on its Santiaguito lava dome which has been continuously erupting since [----]. These fragments are indeed still molten often reaching temperatures of around 871C / 1600F. Note: Under NO circumstances should you ever attempt to get as close to the erupting Santa Maria volcano (its Santiaguito lava dome) as shown in this footage. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Mathieu Dorning"
YouTube Link 2025-12-26T19:00Z 388K followers, 33.7K engagements
"Wide Arc Lava Fountains Erupt at the Kilauea Volcano; Geologist Analysis #volcano On May 11th [----] spectacular wide lava fountains erupted at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. But why did this occur Today's video discusses one possibility through the opinion and analysis of a geologist. #shorts #kilauea #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T01:00Z 387K followers, 62.7K engagements
"The Tallest Volcano in Existence; Olympus Mons Monthly paid subscription. Price per month varies. First [--] months free. Terms apply. Cancel anytime. If you subscribe through the link in this post or the banner appearing in this video I may get a commission. Get a [--] month free trial today of YouTube premium today for an ad-free experience at: youtube.com/premiumcc=geologyhub&utm_campaign=ytpcreator. This video is solely sponsored by YouTube If you subscribe through the link in this post or the banner appearing in this video I may get a commission. The tallest known volcano currently towers"
YouTube Link 2024-07-11T19:00Z 388K followers, 29.2K engagements
"This Banana is Generating Antimatter And I Detected It A special thanks to RadiaCode for sponsoring today's video. Their useful geiger counters can be bought with a 3% discount at https://radiacode.com/discount=GEOLOGYHUB. This very banana is actively producing antimatter. And its not alone. There are also multiple minerals which can also produce it including the gemstone amazonite. Today's video discusses why this is the case through a peculiar quirk of both geology and physics. And yes it relates to radioactivity Note: I WAS paid by RadiaCode to promote their product. In other words the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T18:00Z 388K followers, 19.4K engagements
"Entire Village Wiped Out by Deadly Sudan Landslide; Geologist Analysis A deadly landslide has potentially caused more than [----] fatalities resulting in the deaths of everyone but one person in a large Sudan village called Tarasin. This occurred at the GPS coordinates of: [------] [------] and involved [--] separate landslides in a small area. Today's video will analyze this slide as a geologist and discuss its relation to rock units of the nearby Jebel Marra volcano. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Dr. Richard Roscoe Photovolcanica Licensed Image If you would like to support this channel consider using one"
YouTube Link 2025-09-06T18:00Z 387K followers, 58.3K engagements
"The Geologic Oddity in California; Half Dome One of the most impressive features within California is a towering volcanic edifice called Half Dome. This ancient mass of rock contains an abundance of magmatic rock which rises [----] feet above the surrounding landscape. It is part of an ancient pluton which was uplifted and eroded over time. This video will discuss how Half Dome in Yosemite National Park formed. Thumbnail Photo Credit: cyndipadilla Pixabay Pixabay License https://pixabay.com/photos/half-dome-yosemite-national-park-231016/. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid with"
YouTube Link 2024-06-08T18:00Z 378K followers, 94.1K engagements
"What does Magnesium Ore Look Like Despite magnesium being the 8th most common element in the Earth's crust there are still distinguishable deposits of this resource which contain far higher than background concentrations making them economic. This video briefly discusses the primary ore mineral of magnesium the mineral known as magnesite. #short #shorts #geology #mining #magnesium If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join)"
YouTube Link 2023-07-11T01:00Z 378K followers, 18.1K engagements
"Venezuela Earthquake Update; M6.2 & M6.3 Quakes Strike Geologist Analysis The two largest earthquakes to strike beneath mainland Venezuela in nearly [--] years just occurred via a magnitude [---] and then a magnitude [---] quake following after one another. This caused damage to occur to a number of structures and items within them. But why did these two earthquakes occur in the first place and what fault like did they strike on Today's video will answer this question through the knowledge & analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO Image"
YouTube Link 2025-09-25T23:00Z 377K followers, 67.1K engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; Lava Forms World's Newest Land Purace Erupts This week the world's newest land was created when lava from an island volcano entered the ocean. Meanwhile in Indonesia the magma intrusion at the Bur ni Telong volcano appears to be further progressing resulting in an increase in the volcano's exclusion zone. And in Colombia the Purace volcano has the theoretical potential albeit what seems to be a low chance in my opinion of producing a major explosive eruption. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the 44"
YouTube Link 2025-12-07T18:00Z 384K followers, 27.2K engagements
"Campi Flegrei Volcano Update; This is the Cause of its Ongoing Unrest Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano is undergoing a period of unrest but this has been ongoing for [--] decades straight now. And yet incorrect rumors are popping up claiming of an imminent magnitude [--] range earthquake when in fact this is complete nonsense. In today's video I debunk that nonsensical claim and discuss what actually is causing Campi Flegrei's ongoing unrest and what it means. This video was made by an actual geologist who is not overhyping anything. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Keaton Terry Used with Permission If you"
YouTube Link 2025-11-06T19:30Z 379K followers, 43.9K engagements
"Caribbean Volcano Update; Mt. Pelee Experiencing 1000s of Weekly Quakes A recent notable change has occurred at Mount Pelee in the Caribbean. Its rate of volcanic earthquakes since early September has increased by nearly a factor of [--] and these levels are only continuing to increase. During the last several weeks thousands of volcano-tectonic earthquakes have occurred alongside increased hybrid and long period events. Today's video will attempt to model what might be occurring underground at Mount Pelee through the analysis and opinion of a geologist. You can view the weekly & monthly"
YouTube Link 2025-10-15T21:00Z 377K followers, 25.5K engagements
"The Volcano Which Grew Out of a Neighborhood In [----] a volcanic cone appeared in the middle of a populated neighborhood going on to discuss widespread destruction. Today [--] years later I stand on the peak of this very cone which is now known as Ahuailau. This [---] foot or [--] meter high cinder cone erupted nearly a cubic kilometer of lava in Hawaii across an approximately [--] month long timespan. I viewed this private feature on a paid tour which I highly recommend. Tours can be booked to fissure [--] at Kris's website at: https://www.f8va.com/ Access to this land and overflights via drone are not"
YouTube Link 2025-11-01T18:00Z 379K followers, 45.9K engagements
"3 Mystery Tsunamis Struck Japan in 2023; We Now Know Why During October [----] three small magnitude tsunamis struck Japan which did not originate from a large magnitude earthquake. While initial evidence pointed towards a possible underwater volcanic eruption the truth is a bit more complex. A landslide a lengthy magma intrusion earthquakes a caldera collapse and an underwater volcanic eruption were all to blame. Note: This video's stock image is not of one of the [----] tsunamis in question and is just a stock image of a high wave off of Bali in Indonesia. If you would like to support this"
YouTube Link 2025-12-22T19:00Z 388K followers, 22.2K engagements
"The Dangerous & Expanding Gash in the Arctic; Batagaika Crater In the Arctic there is an expanding crack in the ground which every day removes more volume of rock than what is held in an Olympic sized swimming pool. Now extending to more than a mile in length the feature in question is known as Batagaika Crater. Its appearance and existence are a bad sign of what is likely to become a more common hazard in the future. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image [----] CNES / Airbus. This image was then overlaid with text and overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the"
YouTube Link 2025-01-29T19:00Z 380K followers, 57.1K engagements
"Taiwan Landslide Update; Earthen Dam Collapses Severe Outburst Flood Absolute devastation. Those works describe the mayhem that a deadly outburst flood triggered by a landslide dam collapse caused to a portion of Taiwan's town of Guangfu. In less than an hour on September 23rd [--] million cubic meters of water rapidly broke out of an earthen dam that had formed due to a large landslide only [--] months prior. As a result a major bridge was destroyed and hundreds of structured were destroyed or badly damaged. Today's video discusses this disaster through the knowledge and analysis of a geologist."
YouTube Link 2025-09-27T18:00Z 378K followers, 115.1K engagements
"The Golden Volcanic Glass Only Formed from 1000+ Ft Lava Fountains This bright golden volcanic glass is quite rare only originating from lava fountains that reach above [----] feet in height. What I am referring to is known as reticulite which currently coats a wide swath of land directly west of Kilauea's recent eruptive vents. This video discusses how it forms and what other volcanoes also produce it. Note: While some shorter lava fountains can also produce reticulite it is less commonly produced via lava fountains below [----] feet in height. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "ReticuliteJSJ3""
YouTube Link 2025-12-30T19:00Z 388K followers, 87.4K engagements
"Ethiopian Volcanic Crisis; Large Magma Intrusion Underway All You Need to Know Right now [-----] people are at risk of a potential major volcanic eruption. This is due to a massive [--] kilometer or [--] mile long dike of magma which is currently intruding underneath central Ethiopia. Fresh hot springs and apparent geysers have appeared where they previously did not exist large cracks have appeared in the ground the local railroad was bent and several magnitude [--] range earthquakes occurred. This video discusses the ongoing intrusion similar intrusions which have occurred around the Fentale volcano"
YouTube Link 2024-10-19T18:00Z 388K followers, 141.1K engagements
"What does Arsenic Ore Look Like Arsenic is a potentially highly toxic element which despite this fact has a number of uses in modern industry. This video showcases two examples of mineral ores of this chemical element showing both realgar and orpiment. #short #shorts #geology #arsenic #minerals If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy"
YouTube Link 2023-05-20T01:00Z 386K followers, 30.1K engagements
"Pavlof Volcano Update; Alert Level Raised at United States Volcano The alert level of a United States volcano was just raised specifically at a stratovolcano known as Pavlof. Located in Alaska this is the second most active volcano since [----] in the entirety of the United States and it currently appears to be undergoing an episode of unrest. Whether or not this leads to an eruption or subsides is uncertain which today's video discusses. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Loewen Matt Alaska Volcano Observatory / U.S. Geological Survey https://avo.alaska.edu/image/view/195705. This image was overlaid with"
YouTube Link 2026-01-16T19:00Z 388K followers, 19.7K engagements
"When Lava Flooded East Canada; The Matachewan Dike Swarm In what is today a cold portion of Canada there was once miles upon miles thick of lava which flooded the landscape for as far as the eye could see. This occurred across hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land as supermassive floods of lava repeatedly covered the landscape. This is the story of the Matachewan dike swarm and the supercontinent Kenorland during the Siderian period. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Boston Heath BostonHeath.com Used with Permission. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the"
YouTube Link 2024-06-29T18:00Z 388K followers, 21.6K engagements
"The Impact Crater that Formed a Bay; St Magnus Bay Crater In the United Kingdom's Shetland Islands there is a probable large impact crater which formed part of a major bay. Known as the St Magnus Bay Crater it likely initiated the formation of the namesake bay where the structure comprises the northern three-fifths of it. Today's video assumes that this structure is indeed an impact crater and discusses what effects the original asteroid impact which formed it had. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image IBCAO Image Landsat / Copernicus Image [----] Airbus Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO."
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T19:00Z 379K followers, 18.2K engagements
"Japan Earthquake Update; M6.8 & M6.4 Quakes Strike Minor Tsunami Generated A M6.8 & then M6.4 earthquake struck within an hour of each other off of Japan's eastern coast the former resulting in the creation of a minor tsunami which caused no damage. These two earthquakes interestingly occurred at the tectonic plate boundary in a zone deemed to be at potential risk for a magnitude [---] or greater earthquake in the next [--] years. Today's video will discuss that while interesting these two quakes most likely in my opinion pose no threat of being foreshocks to a large megathrust earthquake."
YouTube Link 2025-11-10T19:00Z 380K followers, 31.8K engagements
"What Does Elemental Sulfur Look Like This short video shows you what elemental sulfur looks like. This piece was found in the Kamchatka peninsula of Russia. #short #shorts This video was made by a geologist who is based in Arizona. This channel has a gemstone and geology related etsy store. If you want to support this channel check out prospectingarizona.etsy.com "
YouTube Link 2020-12-24T00:50Z 386K followers, 69.7K engagements
"What Type of Lava does Minecraft Erupt Geologist Analysis What type of lava erupts in Minecraft You see there are more than a dozen lava varieties and these each behave in a different manner. As a volcanologist and geologist I have decided to answer this question via performing tests on the game's virtual lava. Minecraft Mod used in the thumbnail of this video: Immersed with Shaders by NitroRiced. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:"
YouTube Link 2026-01-05T19:00Z 388K followers, 17.8K engagements
"Needle Like Black Crystals; What Antimony Ore Looks Like This video showcases what typical antimony ore looks like as this element is about twice as common as silver. Antimony is largely mined via the mineral stibnite which is a dark black and needle like antimony rich mineral. #short #shorts If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy"
YouTube Link 2023-04-01T01:00Z 387K followers, 16.3K engagements
"The Geologic Oddity in California; Mono Lake Tufas Within California is a strange geologic oddity. White rocks jet out of the ground in an almost completely vertical manner to a height of [--] to [--] feet. These structures are known as tufas and are found adjacent to Mono Lake. They formed due to a unique environment resulting from the high saltiness of this lake. This video will discuss how they formed and why they are above the surface of Mono Lake today. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to support this channel"
YouTube Link 2022-07-27T19:00Z 378K followers, 39.2K engagements
"The [--] Times Lower [--] Volcanoes Recently Were Closest to Erupting There have been a number of recent times where in the lower [--] states a volcano underwent an episode of unrest or experienced an intrusion of magma that largely went under the radar. This included at Oregon's Three Sisters volcano in [----] Washington's Mount Baker volcano in [----] and California's Mammoth Mountain in [----]. Today's videos is dedicated to discussing the [--] strongest episodes of unrest lower [--] volcanoes had which were not followed by a volcanic eruption. However with the exception of the number one entry in this"
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T19:00Z 388K followers, 19.3K engagements
"The Large Copper Nuggets in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Arizona wasn't always the top copper producing state in the United States. As this title used to belong to the state of Michigan where large quantities of copper nuggets from [--] billion year old rock were extracted. #short #shorts #copper If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy"
YouTube Link 2023-05-28T01:00Z 379K followers, 44.9K engagements
"A Volcano Hidden in Plain Sight; The Laguna Caldera in the Philippines The large Laguna de Bay is not simply a large lake. The middle lobe of its large edifice is in fact a massive caldera which once produced pyroclastic flows that reached far beyond Manila. This Philippines volcano has been dormant for a long time but could reawaken at some point in the future. One of its larger eruptions occurred [-----] years ago and was an order of magnitude larger than the recorded eruptions of Mount Pinatubo. This video will separate fact from fiction and discuss what size and duration of volcanic"
YouTube Link 2022-10-03T19:00Z 387K followers, 397.7K engagements
"Which [--] U.S. States Contain Active Volcanoes Several states not on the U.S. west coast contain active volcanoes such as Utah Arizona Colorado and New Mexico. This video discusses all [--] states in the United States which contain volcanoes known or suspected to have erupted at least once during the Holocene epoch or volcanoes which have an active at depth magma chamber. #short #shorts #volcano #volcanoes #geology Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:"
YouTube Link 2023-05-12T01:00Z 388K followers, 37.5K engagements
"The Active Volcano in Utah; Black Rock Desert In [----] & then again in [----] a patch of desert within Utah experienced distinctively volcanic earthquake swarms. These earthquake swarms marked only the latest activity at an active volcano which is known as the Black Rock Desert Volcanic Field. This volcanic complex is truly fascinating producing a wide range of landforms and lava compositions in addition to producing some of the planet's most valuable gemstones. Today's video will discuss this fascinating complex through the perspective of a geologist which last erupted a mere [----] years ago."
YouTube Link 2025-03-19T19:00Z 388K followers, 25.2K engagements
"Switzerland Landslide Update; Floodwaters Build Further Evacuations A major landslide has just destroyed more than [---] structures almost completely wiping out the settlement of Blatten. However more landslides are likely and now the dammed Lonza River has risen by nearly [--] meters or [--] feet flooding dozens of additional previously untouched structures up to their second story. Today's video will discuss the ongoing situation through the perspective and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Dr. Richard Roscoe Photovolcanica Licensed Image If you would like to support this channel"
YouTube Link 2025-05-29T23:30Z 377K followers, 145.8K engagements
"TF2's "Worthless" Gravel is Actually Valuable; Geologist Analysis Paying mercenaries big bucks to fight a resource war over seemingly useless gravel filled land might seem absurd but I am here to tell as a geologist that it is actually profitable. I am absolutely NOT referring to the real world but rather the video game "Team Fortress 2" which this is the actual lore of the game. Why Well gravel is one of the most economically valuable (in terms of total value mined each year) non elemental resources the United States and also the world mines each year. This video is told and analyzed by a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-09T19:00Z 388K followers, 12K engagements
"Watch the Rapid End of a Volcano's Eruptive Episode Watch as the latest eruptive episode of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii abruptly ceases going from [---] foot lava fountains to nothing in only [--] seconds. Today's video will attempt to explain why this happened. Thumbnail Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Posted on YouTube Public Domain https://www.youtube.com/watchv=tk0tfYDxrUA. This image was then overlaid with text and then overlaid with GeologyHub graphics (which are not in the public domain only the background image is public domain). If you would like to"
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T01:00Z 388K followers, 16.7K engagements
"The Ancient Volcano in New Mexico; Shiprock The state of New Mexico contains a number of fascinating geologic oddities. One of these unique formations is a massive monolith of rock that towers above the seemingly flat landscape of the Colorado Plateau. Known as Shiprock this feature has a unique volcanic story from when New Mexico and Arizona were filled with numerous volcanoes. This video will discuss how this unique formation came to be. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to support this channel is to make an"
YouTube Link 2022-03-18T19:00Z 380K followers, 247.1K engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; Unusual Kilauea Activity India's Volcanic Eruption This week a new lava flow erupted on India's only confirmed active volcano traveling more than [----] feet. Meanwhile in Hawaii unusual activity occurred at Kilauea as its episodic lava fountaining activity was seemingly delayed for a few days. And in Chile the Planchn-Peteroa volcano produced a series of continuous ash emissions. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes that are actively erupting. Note: This week's video thumbnail shows a"
YouTube Link 2025-11-09T18:00Z 379K followers, 22.5K engagements
"Major M7.0 Earthquake Strikes Canada / Alaska Border; Geologist Analysis One of Canada's largest ever recorded earthquakes on land recently struck the border of Yukon and Alaska registering in as a magnitude [---]. Yet despite the magnitude of the event no damage of any kind was recorded due to the quake's epicenter in a dense icefield which is unpopulated. Today's video will discuss why this earthquake occurred through the perspective of a geologist. Note: The earthquake in question occurred on December 6th [----]. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO Image"
YouTube Link 2025-12-09T19:00Z 384K followers, 67.9K engagements
"The Volcano with Mile High Lava Fountains; Mount Etna in Italy Within Italy the Mount Etna volcano has on several occasions produced [--] mile high lava fountains. This spectacular height is owed to a number of factors with one crucial factor being the amount of gas within Etna's magma. Mount Etna and its surrounding volcanic complex have a long geologic history which spans several hundred thousand years. This video will discuss this volcano's geologic history as it is one of the most famous volcanoes in Italy. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "vEtnaFeb2021v2a" is a derivative of a photo (frame"
YouTube Link 2023-01-10T19:00Z 378K followers, 38.1K engagements
"Taiwan Earthquake Update; M6.6 & M6.0 Quakes Strike Cause Damage On December 24th a magnitude [---] earthquake struck Taiwan causing some damage. Then [--] days later a larger magnitude [---] earthquake struck even being felt in parts of China. Today's video will discuss why these earthquakes occurred and the regional geologic setting. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO Image Landsat / Copernicus Data LDEO-Columbia NSF NOAA. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). A special thanks to the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T19:00Z 388K followers, 20.9K engagements
"We Discovered the World's 6th Lava Lake; Meet the Tofua Volcano A team of scientists just discovered the world's 6th lava lake which had gone unnoticed for likely a decade. This occurred at a highly remote albeit uninhabited tropical island volcano hence why it was not known beforehand. Join me in today's video as we explore Tonga's Tofua volcano More footage can be found at: [--] https://www.youtube.com/ExtremePursuit [--] https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Nm5o-c6UwsI Note: Do NOT attempt getting as close to the Tofua volcano as shown in this video. This was done by trained professionals with proper"
YouTube Link 2025-08-08T19:00Z 379K followers, 37.1K engagements
"The Impact Crater Near Washington D.C.; The Chesapeake Bay Crater One of the largest impact craters on the planet is located not too far from Washington D.C. Known as the Chesapeake Bay Crater this ancient impact crater was partially responsible for the creation of the modern bay and associated peninsula. It originated a mere [----] million years ago when a massive asteroid collided with the planet at a high speed. This video will discuss this impact crater and the scope of the associated devastation its formation brought. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO"
YouTube Link 2024-10-03T19:00Z 380K followers, 23.8K engagements
"Ethiopia Volcano Update; New Magma Intrusion Ongoing at Fentale Volcano A new intrusion of magma is currently ongoing at Ethiopia's Fentale volcano which has pushed the ground upwards since early June. While this magma intrusion is significantly weaker than its far stronger dike intrusions in late [----] and early [----] there is a distinct possibility that current activity represents a precursor to a 3rd magma dike later forming. Today's video discusses what is exactly occurring through the knowledge opinion and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "FentaleCrack20" is a"
YouTube Link 2025-09-15T19:00Z 382K followers, 17.5K engagements
"How Volcanoes Can Damage Aircraft without Erupting A volcano does not need to be erupting to cause damage to aircraft. This might sound strange but specific volcanoes can release large volumes of ash without ever erupting. While this phenomenon is observed around the planet it most frequently occurs in association with the Novarupta and Mount Katmai volcanoes in Alaska. This video will discuss why that region is so prone to these events and will elaborate on the hazards they pose. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another"
YouTube Link 2022-06-17T19:00Z 386K followers, 24.3K engagements
"Campi Flegrei Volcano Update; Stop Spreading Lies It Isn't Erupting Soon There are numerous reports circulating regarding Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano warning of impending disaster and an eruption. The only problem is these reports are either completely false and nonsensical meant as clickbait to get views or take the findings of an actual scientific paper greatly out of context. Today's video will debunk a number of lies circulating on the internet regarding Campi Flegrei which has been at a raised alert level of yellow continuously since the end of [----]. This video was made by an actual"
YouTube Link 2025-11-05T19:30Z 379K followers, 46.1K engagements
"A New Impact Crater was Discovered by One of my Viewers; [---] Miles Wide In Saudi Arabia a local viewer of mine has not only discovered a new [---] mile wide impact crater but he has also performed field and lab work to prove it At what he is naming "Al Hawi Crater" he found clear cut evidence of shocked quartz along with what appears to be the impact breccia known as suevite and a secondary breccia type known as monomict breccia. This video will discuss this brand new find which was made by Abdulrahman Toonsi in Saudi Arabia. This crater's discovery and non Google Earth images which do not have"
YouTube Link 2025-02-14T19:00Z 348K followers, 38.6K engagements
"The Unusualness of Platinum Ore; How Reef Deposits Form Platinum ore bodies are some of the stangest to exist on the planet. For example a massive deposit of platinum and palladium in Montana stretches for approximately [--] miles or [--] kilometers in length yet its width and height are only about [---] feet or [---] meters. This video will discuss several potential mechanisms on how such platinum group "reef deposits" can form with three theories briefly being mentioned. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Chip Clark Image provided by the Smithsonian Institution & the United States Geological Survey Posted on"
YouTube Link 2023-10-18T19:00Z 388K followers, 83.6K engagements
"The Volcano Which Emits [--] Tons of an Element Rarer than Gold Each Year In Russia the Kudriavy volcano emits [--] tons of an element rarer than gold each year. The element in question is known as rhenium of which only [--] tons of it are produced worldwide each year. #short #shorts #russia #rhenium If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy"
YouTube Link 2023-08-13T01:00Z 378K followers, 172.2K engagements
"How the Colorado Plateau Formed & Rose [----] Feet The Colorado Plateau covers vast stretches of Arizona Colorado Utah and New Mexico spanning [------] square miles. This large area has been uplifted by [----] feet during the last [---] million years which occurred in three distinct phases. So how exactly was the Colorado Plateau uplifted and what link does it share to modern volcanism in the area This video will answer that question and discuss the formation of the Colorado Plateau. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "Landslide9" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay GeologyHub"
YouTube Link 2024-03-23T18:00Z 388K followers, 71.7K engagements
"California's Forgotten Great Lake; Lake Corcoran California's Central Valley ranging from Bakersfield to Sacramento and beyond not so long ago lied several hundred feet underwater. As during part of the Pleistocene epoch a great lake spanning nearly [-----] square miles known as Lake Corcoran existed there in California. Today's video will discuss this lake how it formed how long it lasted and how it disappeared. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy GEBCO Image Landsat / Copernicus Data LDEO-Columbia NSF NOAA Image IBCAO. This image was overlaid with text and then"
YouTube Link 2025-03-08T18:00Z 387K followers, 38.4K engagements
"Mexico Earthquake Update; M6.5 Strikes Near Acapulco Geologist Analysis A magnitude [---] earthquake struck Mexico yesterday near Acapulco causing damage and marking the largest quake to strike the country since [----]. This earthquake occurred at the boundary between two tectonic plates but did not occur within a nearby seismic gap. Today's video will discuss the thrust fault related earthquake which happened. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA GEBCO Image Landsat / Copernicus Data LDEO-Columbia NSF NOAA. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid with"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T18:00Z 388K followers, 20.4K engagements
"Major Disaster Strikes Indonesia; 10000+ Landslides Geologist Analysis Last week a major disaster struck Indonesia. An estimated more than [-----] landslides struck in a [--] hour timespan occurring alongside some of the worst flooding Sumatra has even seen. This was all due to an incredibly rare cyclone as these are surprisingly uncommon in Sumatra. Today's video discusses this disaster as I thought it was not getting the attention it deserved as an important news story. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Modified version of an image by U.S. Geological Survey (Data Owner) Petersen Raymond D. III (U.S."
YouTube Link 2025-12-04T19:01Z 385K followers, 69.7K engagements
"1500 Foot High Lava Fountains are Currently Ongoing at Kilauea Lava fountains more than [----] feet in height are currently ongoing at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Episode [--] is underway and several more hours of sustained lava fountaining is to be expected =====Current livestreams===== TwoPineapples Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=KHX1Q4J5abA USGS #1: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=gXKuUyKt8mc USGS #2: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=fiyttmA7YkA USGS #3: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=tk0tfYDxrUA ========================== Thumbnail Photo Credit: YouTube.com/@TwoPineapples Used with"
YouTube Link 2026-01-25T02:00Z 388K followers, 24.1K engagements
"The Unusual Antarctic Erebus Crystals & How They Form Within Antarctica is a strange group of crystals. There the towering Mount Erebus volcano has been continuously erupting for several decades contains a lava lake and ejects crystals up to [--] inches or [--] centimeters in length. Due to their abundance around the summit of Moutn Erebus they are termed as "Erebus Crystals". This video will describe what exactly Erebus Crystals are (a variety of feldspar) and how they are deposited on the surface. #short #shorts #antarctica A special thanks to A. Eschenbacher who performed abundant field work at"
YouTube Link 2023-03-26T02:00Z 380K followers, 21.6K engagements
"The Most Pristine Impact Crater in Canada; Pingualuit Crater Approximately [---] million years ago a powerful explosion occurred in northeast Canada releasing energy equivalent to the detonation of [---] million metric tons of tnt. This formed a more than [--] mile wide crater in the ground which is today known as Pingualuit Crater. Pingualuit Crater is the single most pristine impact structure in all of Canada and today its lake within Quebec even hosts wild arctic char fish. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image Landsat / Copernicus Image [----] Airbus. This image was overlaid with text and"
YouTube Link 2025-01-22T19:00Z 380K followers, 29.6K engagements
"Hayli Gubbi Volcano Update; Ashfall Possible on Mt. Everest Geologist Analysis A major explosive volcanic eruption occurred in Ethiopia and now there is the potential for some volcanic ash to fall on the summit of Mount Everest. As absurd as this might sound it is completely true all due to one of Africa's largest explosive volcanic eruptions in the last millennia. Today's video discusses the eruption of Hayli Gubbi (which may or may not have ended yet) via the knowledge and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: NASA Worldview EOSDIS Worldview (Satellite imagery: Aqua / MODIS) at"
YouTube Link 2025-11-25T19:00Z 383K followers, 41.8K engagements
"A New Volcanic Eruption Just Occurred in the United States; Atka Erupts The United States now has a new volcanic eruption. As late during the evening of February 20th an unexpected explosion occurred on a populated island. This occurred at the Atka or Korovin volcano sending a plume of ash into the sky and generating a distinctive signal characteristic of an explosion. Today's video will discuss this recent eruption how small it truly was and what might be expected in the next few days to weeks at this Aleutian volcano. Thumbnail Photo Credit: McGimsey R. G. Alaska Volcano Observatory / U.S."
YouTube Link 2025-02-22T18:00Z 350K followers, 65.4K engagements
"What are Rare Earth Elements Rare earth elements are an important economic resource which help power many high tech gadgets such as magnets in the modern world. But what exactly are they and why are they considered so rare This video will answer this question and explain what they are in [--] seconds. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "Gadolinium1a" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay brightened dark areas of image sharpened image overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo)) from https://images-of-elements.com/ by:"
YouTube Link 2024-08-01T01:00Z 387K followers, 28.6K engagements
"Mount Etna Volcano Update; [----] Foot High Lava Fountains Flights Cancelled The Mount Etna volcano just produced its first major eruption of [----] with this occurring on July 4th and 5th. Over the span of several hours towering lava fountains were created sending lava fountains up to a height of [----] feet into the air. This paroxysm occurred alongside heavy ash emissions causing ash and lapilli to rain down on the city of Catania and causing [--] flights to be cancelled. While this paroxysm is now over additional and potentially larger explosions and lava fountains could occur in the next several"
YouTube Link 2024-07-05T20:15Z 378K followers, 75.9K engagements
"The Largest Impact Crater on the Planet; Vredefort Crater in South Africa The largest impact crater on the planet is not located in Mexico but rather in South Africa. The crater in question is known as Vredefort Crater and measures [---] kilometers or [---] miles wide. It is associated with the largest platinum deposit on the planet. It formed as the result of a catastrophic impact [-----] billion years ago. This video will discuss this massive impact crater and how it formed. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to"
YouTube Link 2022-03-17T19:00Z 384K followers, 360.2K engagements
"The [--] Billion Year Old Natural Nuclear Reactor; A Geologic Oddity Earth's oldest nuclear reactor dates back not to [----] but to nearly [--] billion years ago. As at a distinct location in what is now the nation of Gabon an unusual abundance of uranium ore allowed for natural fission and then a nuclear chain reaction to take place. Today's video will discuss what I consider to be the world's strangest geologic oddity which I analyze through my expertise as a geologist. This is the story of the Oklo Mine deposit. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "UraniumDepositJSJ6" is a derivative of a photo"
YouTube Link 2025-08-14T19:00Z 385K followers, 57.2K engagements
"The Deadly & Deceptively Large Volcanic Eruption of Mexico's El Chichn Volcano On March 28th [----] the El Chichn volcano within Mexico unexpectedly exploded beginning a climactic eruption that would end up pulverizing [---] square kilometers of terrain. This sadly included [--] entire villages and [----] people. Yet while El Chichn's [----] eruption was one of the largest to occur during the 20th century if you were to have looked at this very eruption in ice cores it would have appeared to be [--] times larger. This video discusses why El Chichn's [----] eruption was unusually rich in sulfur dioxide gas."
YouTube Link 2024-01-30T19:00Z 385K followers, 26.9K engagements
"The Santorini Cataclysm; Greece's Recently Discovered Megaeruption During the early Bronze Age one of the largest and most destructive volcanic eruptions in human history occurred striking a primary settlement of the Minoan civilization. This destructive event originated from Greece's island of Santorini tearing an 11.5-kilometer-wide hole (a caldera) in the middle of the island. Yet recent evidence has suggested that this was not the first similarly sized eruption to have originated from Santorini. As around half a million years ago a volcanic megaeruption caused pyroclastic flows to race"
YouTube Link 2024-01-20T18:00Z 386K followers, 80K engagements
"The Active Volcano in Alaska; Kanaga Located on an island west of the city of Adak is the picturesque Kanaga volcano. This volcano is one of the region's most active and is most famous for its beautiful and thick andesite lava flows. However Kanaga is also prone to produce large volume summit collapses. One such collapse occurred in the last [-----] years sending large swaths of a prior volcano up to [--] miles to the north. This video will discuss the Kanaga volcano and mention what its future hazards are. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at"
YouTube Link 2022-07-20T19:00Z 383K followers, 22.7K engagements
"California Earthquake Update; M4.3 Strikes San Francisco Geologist Analysis A magnitude [---] earthquake just struck in the San Francisco Bay Area specifically east of Berkeley. This caused the ground to shake for about a second with this event being felt by at least [--] million people. Yet what made today's earthquake interesting was its origin away from the San Andreas Fault line. Today's video will discuss the earthquake why it occurred and the odds of various magnitude aftershocks via the analysis of a geologist. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following"
YouTube Link 2025-09-22T23:15Z 378K followers, 53.6K engagements
"The Largest Impact Crater on the Planet; Hidden in Antarctica & [---] Miles Wide Hidden under ice in Antarctica is a massive [---] mile or [---] kilometer wide impact crater. Although its existence is still not definitively proven more evidence has recently suggested that Earth's largest remaining impact crater does truly exist here. What makes this all the more interesting is this feature known as the Wilkes Land Crater is located on the exact opposite side of the planet called an antipode to where the Siberian Traps erupted [---] million years ago. Since the Siberian Traps caused the Permian"
YouTube Link 2023-04-24T19:00Z 380K followers, 138.8K engagements
"There is a Problem with the Current Periodic Table. A special thanks to RadiaCode for sponsoring today's video. Their useful geiger counters can be bought at https://www.radiacode.com/products. The current periodic table seemingly has a major flaw. In the case of [--] specific elements a majority of any natural sample that exists are naturally radioactive. And yet these elements such as rhenium and indium are not classified as radioactive. Today's video discusses this unusuality which is often forgotten about due to the absurd rarity of these slightly radioactive elements. In the case of rhenium"
YouTube Link 2025-11-15T18:01Z 380K followers, 42.5K engagements
"What is The Best Resource to Prospect For A Geologist's Tier List You could make millions searching for valuable resources such as gold oil or diamonds. And yet these are not the only resources that prospective miners could make millions with. Today's video discusses many different resources through a tier list format to determine what are the best mineral and mineraloid compounds to search for it hopes of making a profit. This video was made by a geologist with nearly a decade's experience (formal & informal) in prospecting for gemstones and mineral resources. Note #1: Most ore resources"
YouTube Link 2025-10-13T19:00Z 377K followers, 44.6K engagements
"Terceira Volcano Update; Alert Level Raised Increasing Earthquakes Two earthquakes were widely felt across the Azores Island of Terceira striking on the same day that the alert level was raised at the Santa Barbara volcano. Seismic activity seems to be approaching near peak [----] levels all due to magma movement which has intruded to at its shallowest [--] miles below sea level. This video will discuss the ongoing volcanic unrest at the Terceira volcano through the opinion and analysis of a geologist. Note: This video's thumbnail image does NOT display the area where magma is shallowest (below"
YouTube Link 2025-11-08T18:01Z 380K followers, 36.3K engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; Flood at Grimsvotn Volcano Marapi Eruption Intensifies This week the alert level at Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano was raised not one but twice in response to a swarm of earthquakes and a glacial flood which originated near its summit caldera. Elsewhere the eruptions of Marapi and Lewotobi intensified each having their alert levels raised by one level. And in Ethiopia the Erta Ale volcano is erupting. This video will discuss these stories and list the [--] volcanoes which are actively erupting around the planet. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Hults Chad Alaska Volcano"
YouTube Link 2024-01-16T19:00Z 385K followers, 44.3K engagements
"Why Don't we Throw Trash into Volcanoes Why don't we throw trash into volcanoes It seems like a simple question as lava is very hot and there is a lot of garbage in landfills. #short #shorts If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to support this channel is to make an order via our gemstone and geology related etsy store at http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com. This channel's merch store is also on etsy at http://geologyhub.etsy.com. Thumbnail Photo Credit: J. D. Griggs USGS Public Domain"
YouTube Link 2022-04-28T02:43Z 387K followers, 183K engagements
"There is Molten Magma Underground Here in Romania; The Ciomadul Volcano Beneath central Romania there is a large body of magma which holds [--] cubic kilometers of material. And due to this magma there are dozens of degassing vents on the surface which release thousands of tons of carbon dioxide each year. This is at the Ciomadul volcano which last erupted [-----] years ago and will likely at some point in the very distant future erupt again. Author's note: Ciomadul has in my opinion essentially a zero chance of erupting in the next [-----] years. The magma has been beneath it a long time and is"
YouTube Link 2025-12-17T19:00Z 385K followers, 27.9K engagements
"California Earthquake Update; 250+ Earthquakes Strike near Indio On Monday a magnitude [---] earthquake struck southern California and was felt by more than [--] million people. What followed was more than [---] aftershocks making it appear like an earthquake swarm. However this was not an earthquake swarm but rather an aftershock sequence that kept experiencing temporary spikes due to some larger magnitude aftershocks occurring. Today's video will discuss this sequence near Indio and show the statistical odds of various magnitude aftershocks. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth. This image was"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T19:01Z 388K followers, 29.2K engagements
"Small Mud Volcano Produces Large Eruption; Geologist Analysis Earlier this month a small Indian mud volcano produced an unusually large eruption. This covered about half the size of a football field in a layer of mud [--] feet deep. But why did this occur and how does it relate to the area's geologic setting Today's video answers these questions through the opinion and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "AndamanMudvolcano1" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped mirrored image horizontally (left became right & right became left) text overlay GeologyHub made graphics"
YouTube Link 2025-10-27T19:00Z 378K followers, 52.6K engagements
"Kilauea in [----] Erupted the Wrong type of Lava In May of [----] the Kilauea volcano produced its largest eruption in more than a century. As part of this eruption a peculiar oddity occurred. Instead of erupting basalt one of Kilauea's eruptive fissures produced a type of lava which had never been seen before on the island; andesite. This type of lava is typically not seen at shield volcanoes as its high viscosity creates steep slopes. So why did the wrong type of lava erupt in [----] This video will answer this question and discuss the presence of both andesite and dacite in the Kilauea volcano."
YouTube Link 2022-04-11T19:00Z 388K followers, 77.9K engagements
"The Weird Active Volcano with Blue Lava; Kawah Ijen in Indonesia Within Indonesia is one of the world's weirdest volcanoes. This volcano erupts bright blue lava that flows downhill creating a series of flames marking it as a truly unique active volcano. The volcano in question is called Kawah Ijen which erupts sulfur enriched lava. This video covers the recent eruptions from this volcano and states the general hazard which it poses in the future. If you would like to support this channel consider becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/geologyhub. Another way to support this channel is to"
YouTube Link 2021-11-09T18:30Z 380K followers, 153.6K engagements
"2 Major Earthquakes Strike the Philippines; Tsunami Generated Geologist Analysis Earlier today two major earthquakes struck the Philippines. The first was a magnitude [---] earthquake and the second was a magnitude [---] earthquake. The earlier quake generated a minor tsunami and caused severe damage to some structures. Yet both of these earthquakes were peculiar for a simple reason; they occurred at unusually deep depths away from the tectonic subduction zone. Today's video will discuss why these earthquakes happened through the opinion and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google"
YouTube Link 2025-10-10T23:00Z 378K followers, 157.7K engagements
"The Oasis Volcano in the Saharan Desert; Waw an Namus in Libya Within Libya is a dark black patch of ground easily visible from satellite. This marks the location of the Waw an Namus volcano and has a magnificent oasis contained within its central caldera. This video will discuss the remote volcano why it might exist and interpret its possible eruptive history. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "WANvolcano1thumbnailversion" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay black border added to text GeologyHub logo added orange border overlay added) from "Waw an-Namus-Zentrum.jpg" by:"
YouTube Link 2023-01-12T19:00Z 381K followers, 65.6K engagements
"Earth's Southernmost Volcano; Erupting in Antarctica The Earth contains [--] active volcanoes which happen to be located within the Antarctic Circle. These volcanoes are almost all glacier covered and some even contain some interesting landforms. #antarctica #erebus #volcano #short #shorts A special thanks to: A. Eschenbacher for allowing me to several of his photos of Mount Erebus in Antarctica. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:"
YouTube Link 2023-10-26T01:00Z 388K followers, 535.1K engagements
"The Volcano Which Erupts Solid Gold; Mount Erebus Within remote Antarctica is a volcano that erupts solid gold. Every day the towering Mount Erebus stratovolcano ejects several ounces of metallic gold through many millions of tiny elemental gold particles. Although this sounds like a story told in legends it is completely true. This video will discuss how Mount Erebus erupts molten gold and discuss the feasibility of a mining operation near its summit. This video is protected under fair use. If you see an image or video which is your own in this video or do not think my discussion of a"
YouTube Link 2022-04-02T18:00Z 379K followers, 252.5K engagements
"A Fully Sunken Continent; The Kerguelen Plateau Within the northern Antarctic there is a massive almost completely submerged continent which spans nearly a million square miles. This continent once had an island the size of California which only disappeared below sea level [--] million years ago. Known as the Kerguelen Plateau its formation occurred due to one of Earth's largest outpourings of lava via what are termed a series of flood basalts. Today it contains the Kerguelen Islands the Heard Islands and the McDonald Islands. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Data SIO NOAA U.S. Navy NGA"
YouTube Link 2024-12-20T19:00Z 385K followers, 234.2K engagements
"Aurora Alert; Expect to See Aurora in [--] U.S. States Tonight Tonight & tomorrow morning you can expect to see strong aurora in almost every single U.S. state. As the strongest solar storm in terms of solar radiation is more than [--] years is upon us which is expected to create magnificent displays of both the northern and southern lights. This video will discuss why this is occurring when the peak intensity will occur and where else in the world this phenomenon will be visible. If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2026-01-20T01:45Z 388K followers, 69K engagements
"Ethiopia Volcano Update; The Caldera Just Sunk by [--] Feet Heat Signature Detected A nearly mile wide portion of a volcano presumably just sunk by [--] feet or [--] meters This all occurred due to a strange strong magnitude [---] volcanic earthquake at Ethiopia's Fentale volcano. While sharing many similarities with a caldera collapse event the subsidence is not yet truly a caldera collapse. Today's video will discuss Ethiopia's largest earthquake since [----] the ongoing magmatic intrusion between the Fentale & Dofen volcanoes and what might happen next through the analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail"
YouTube Link 2025-02-16T21:30Z 378K followers, 190.8K engagements
"Major M7.5 Earthquake Strikes Drake Passage; Generates Minor Tsunami A major magnitude [---] earthquake just struck off the southern tip of South America within the Drake Passage. While this did generate a minor and undamaging tsunami the earthquake was interesting for a reason unrelated to this or its size. Simply put this was an abnormally large intraplate earthquake which I will now elaborate upon via my analysis and opinion as a geologist. Video Source from 1m31s to 1m46s: Freepik.com"
YouTube Link 2025-08-23T18:01Z 387K followers, 38.1K engagements
"An Explanation of Geology's Mohs Hardness Scale The mohs hardness scale is widely used as an identifying feature to differentiate between the more than [----] minerals which exist around the planet. Yet the scale is not linear. Instead it uses [--] index minerals as reference values to determine if one mineral can scratch another with more scratch resistant minerals being higher on the scale. #short #shorts #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership:"
YouTube Link 2023-06-19T01:00Z 385K followers, 14.5K engagements
"The Active Volcano in Oregon; Mount Hood While today Oregon's Mount Hood is quiet this was not the case during the 1700s and 1800s when this volcano erupted during [--] separate years. Having last erupted in [----] and having a history of long reaching lahars it should come as no surprise that the tallest volcano in Oregon is also rated as the same state's most potentially dangerous volcano. This video will discuss the eruptive history and hazard posed by Mount Hood along with its recent pattern of eruptive activity. Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "MtHood1" is a derivative of a photo (resized"
YouTube Link 2024-10-12T18:00Z 387K followers, 40.1K engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; New Volcanic Island Erupts Alaska Ash Plumes This week one of the world's newest volcanic islands erupted anew and now there is a chance that an explosive eruption could follow. Meanwhile in Alaska two volcanic ash plumes were detected despite the fact that no new volcanic eruption had occurred. And in Papua New Guinea the Bagana volcano produced a new lava lobe continuing to build its lava cone edifice. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes that are actively erupting. Note: This"
YouTube Link 2025-12-21T18:01Z 388K followers, 48.5K engagements
"A Geologic Oddity; Naturally Formed Plutonium & Neptunium Contrary to what is widely taught uranium is not the heaviest element to naturally exist on Earth. As there is both natural neptunium & plutonium which formed due to separate unusual processes. This video discusses two highly radioactive elements which represent one of Earth's rarest elements in the crust. Topics covered will include radioactive decay half lives the types of radioactive decay and neutron capture. Photo Credit: This work "Plutonium2" is a derivative of a photo (resized cropped text overlay GeologyHub made graphics"
YouTube Link 2023-10-07T18:00Z 386K followers, 47.6K engagements
"A Possible Volcanic Eruption in [----] Went Unnoticed in a 1st World Country In my opinion it appears that a volcanic eruption went unnoticed in a 1st world country in fairly close proximity to where people live and work. New craters formed in the ground and a field of fine particulates that looked like ash was scattered across an [-----] square meter region. And yet this may not have been a phreatic eruption despite occurring on the southern flank of the Kirishima volcano. Two other explanations cannot be ruled out and this video via the analysis of a geologist will discuss all [--] possibilities."
YouTube Link 2026-01-23T19:00Z 388K followers, 33.6K engagements
"The [--] Rarest Elements in the Earth's Crust Platinum and gold are among the rarest stable elements in the Earth's crust. Yet they only rank 7th and 6th rarest respectively. This video quickly discusses what other elements are fairly rare in Earth's crust while also mentioning their average concentration in parts per billion. #short #shorts #rare #geology #gold #iridium If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone &"
YouTube Link 2023-07-09T01:00Z 385K followers, 34.7K engagements
"The Most Explosive Volcano You've Never Heard of There is an active volcano which has been the most explosive volcano during the last [-----] years on a specific continent and yet few people have ever heard of it. I am not referring to Antarctica but rather a nation on another continent which few people ever associate with volcanoes or volcanic activity. This video discusses Sudan's Meidob volcanic field which is the most consistently explosive Holocene volcano in all of Africa. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth Image Landsat / Copernicus. This image was overlaid with text and then overlaid"
YouTube Link 2025-02-21T19:00Z 349K followers, 44.4K engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; Major Semeru Eruption Galapagos Magma Intrusion This week a major volcanic eruption occurred at the Semeru volcano leading to casualties and a number of destroyed structures. Meanwhile a probably albeit unconfirmed intrusion of magma occurred at the Galapagos volcano of Fernandina. And in Indonesia the alert level was raised due to a change in activity including ground rumbling at the Sangeang Api volcano. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the [--] world volcanoes that are actively erupting. Note: This"
YouTube Link 2025-11-24T19:01Z 383K followers, 45.2K engagements
"Greece Seismic Crisis Update; 1000+ Earthquakes Geologist Analysis A seismic crisis northeast of Greece's famous island of Santorini has led to school closures due to the fact of an incredibly strong and ongoing earthquake swarm. Yet while this earthquake swarm might initially appear to be volcanic a deeper dive shows a likely different origin. So is there a legitimate concern that a magnitude [--] or [--] quake might strike Can we predict earthquakes What is triggering this earthquake swarm This video will answer all of these questions and discuss the ongoing seismic unrest through the opinion and"
YouTube Link 2025-02-03T19:00Z 350K followers, 169.1K engagements
"Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from GeologyHub I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy holidays Enjoy my cats and a small bit of Kilauea eruption footage. Normal full length geology videos will return soon do not worry Thumbnail Photo Credit: M. Patrick U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Public Domain https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/may-25-2025-kilauea-episode-23-north-vent. This image was overlaid with text then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). I want to note that the audio for the shown episode [--] Kilauea"
YouTube Link 2025-12-25T19:00Z 388K followers, [----] engagements
"This Week in Volcano News; Taal Erupts Large Erta Ale Flank Eruption This week the Taal volcano produced a new explosive eruption ejecting fragments of ash and lava hundreds of meters into the air. Meanwhile in Ethiopia an unusually large flank eruption occurred at the Erta Ale volcano also generating some ash emissions. And in Indonesia to me it appears that the Lamongan volcano is undergoing a magmatic intrusion. This video will discuss these stories and list the [--] volcanoes which are actively erupting around the planet through the perspective of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame"
YouTube Link 2025-07-20T18:00Z 385K followers, 39.8K engagements
"Magma Recently Moved Underneath Lake Tahoe Recently a series of more than [----] earthquakes occurred underneath Lake Tahoe which surprisingly were caused by an intrusion of magma. This occurred beneath the northern part of the lake rising multiple miles through the crust. Today's video will discuss this unusual intrusion of magma that occurred in [----] and discuss its possible link to either regional faults or a nearby volcanic field thought to be extinct. Thumbnail Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Public Domain"
YouTube Link 2025-04-19T18:00Z 383K followers, 83.3K engagements
"What does Selenium Ore Look Like Selenium is one of the rarest stable elements in the Earth's crust being even slightly rarer than silver. While selenium occurs as a component in more than [---] minerals none of these represent its primary ore. #shorts #short #selenium #geology If you would like to support this channel consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store:"
YouTube Link 2023-08-06T01:00Z 383K followers, [----] engagements
"Iran Volcano Update; Volcano Dormant For 700000+ Years Reactivating After reportedly 700000+ years of no eruptions Iran's Taftan volcano recently showed distinct signs of unrest. This included a period of volcanic uplift a sulfur smell detected in some nearby communities and episodes of strong degassing from its summit fumaroles. However there is a problem which is causing many people to misinterpret these claims. As for once Taftan last erupted far more recently [----] years ago and its "reactivation" may have been occurring for centuries or millennia beforehand. Thumbnail Photo Credit:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-25T18:00Z 378K followers, 41.9K engagements
"The Largest Impact Crater on the Planet; Hidden in Australia The Deniliquin Structure The largest impact crater on the planet is not located in Mexico but rather within Australia. The crater in question is known as the Deniliquin Structure whose southern rim even includes a portion of the city of Melbourne. In total this massive feature measures Crater and measures [---] kilometers or [---] miles wide. It formed as the result of a catastrophic impact between [---] and [---] million years ago. This video will discuss this massive impact crater and the evidence that it exists. Thumbnail Photo Credit:"
YouTube Link 2023-08-24T19:00Z 383K followers, 659.4K engagements
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