| Date | Volcano name | Location | Height | Volcano Type | Eruption Type |
| January 30, 1998 | Klyuchevskaya | Kamchatka, Russia, 56° 38' N, 161° 19' E | 15,584 ft | Strato volcano | Strombolian |
| January 25-28, 1998 | Axial Seamount | 45.55° N,
130° W |
500 feet above sea floor | Seamount | Unknown
/Seismic activity |
| January 26, 1998 | Karymsky | Kamchatka Peninsula, 54° N, 159.5° E | 4,874 feet | Strato volcano | Vulcanian |
| January 24, 1998 | Sakura-Jima | Japan
31.58° N, 130.67° E |
3,663 feet | Strato Volcano | Strombolian |
| January 16, 1998 | Mt. Etna | Italy, island of Sicily,
37.7° N, 15° E |
10,991 ft | Strato volcano
Shield |
Strombolian |
| January 15, 1998 | Kilauea | Hawaii, island of Hawaii,
19.452° N, 155.292° W |
4,009 feet | Shield | Hawaiian |
| January 9, 1998 | Merapi | Indonesia, island of Java,
7.54° S, 110.44° E |
9,458 ft | Strato volcano | Vulcanian |
| January 2, 1998 | Popocatepetl | Mexico,
19° N, 98.6° W |
17,883 ft | Strato volcano | Vulcanian |
| December 26, 1997 | Soufriere Hills | Montserrat
16.7° N, 62.2° W |
3,002 feet | Strato volcano | Vulcanian |
| December 24, 1997 | Popocatepetl | Mexico,
19° N, 98.6° W |
17,883 ft | Strato volcano | Vulcanian |