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Volcanic Eruption

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Overview[1]

A Volcanic Eruption is one of the 13 disasters of Natural Disaster Survival. During a volcanic eruption, red and yellow lava blocks erupt out of the volcano, which can cause devastating damage to buildings and kill players. Due to the bricks' large size, it deals a lot of damage, even to large buildings. You should follow the same safety precautions as Meteor Shower and Thunderstorm, as large rooms can shield you from the Volcano, but expect to be crushed in higher rooms or late game. The lava blocks also damage the player's avatars, causing their layered clothing, accessories, and even limbs to fall off upon touch.

Stats

Difficulty
Medium
Weather
Sunny
Best Location
Far away from the volcano or magma blocks,while hiding behind a large structure (Going on the volcano increases the risk)
Warning
Volcanic Eruption! Get away from the volcano

Guide

This disaster has no warning signs (aka Sunny Weather). There are a total of 6 disasters with no warning signs. The volcano usually spawns on the map before the disaster warning appears. You will have about 20 seconds to prepare, as when the volcano appears, it does not erupt immediately. Stay away and stay mobile from the volcano to be less likely to get hit by a lava block. However, you could still be sniped by stray blocks, or walk into one. Players can stay in a corner of the map, but the bricks are as likely to hit them as if they were staying inside a building. However, they will be able to easily avoid the bricks launched in your direction. If the volcano spawns far away, you can stand at the end of the pier on the Factory Frenzy and Coastal Quickstop maps. Lava blocks are less likely to reach you, but they can still break the foundation, causing you to fall into the water. Players can also try hiding behind the spawned indestructible ground base on the opposite side of the volcano in the Manic Mansion and Surf Central maps. This "shield" prevents lava blocks from hitting you directly.

Patch history

After staying on the island for a while, the lava blocks turn into obsidian. You can touch the obsidian without any problems. Airborne lava cannot collide, but will collide during impact to another brick. Lava blocks used to have collision with the Lobby Tower. So sometimes the Lava blocks can land on the Lobby Tower. You can see the underside of the map if you go to the very edge of the volcano. If you press shift and walk up to a lava block and gently touch it with your hand, not your body. Before the Avatar Joint Upgrade, this arm would fall off, but now it turns into a ragdoll and can be swung in different directions. The same can happen with the other limb. If a volcano spawns directly below the Lobby Tower, you can jump from the Tower to the volcano with a Green Balloon. You will take some damage, but you will live. Then you can jump on the island as if you're one of the players. It doesn't count as a win, though. Although its very hard to survive The volcano can "grow" as it comes out of the water and more of its base will appear above the water. Formerly, players were actually able to increase their chances of survival by jumping directly onto the volcano itself. However, they now die if they jump onto the volcano. If you somehow managed to touch one of the Lava Blocks as a spectator the Lava Blocks will deal no damage. Surviving a Multi-Disaster scenario with a Volcanic Eruption, Flash Flood, and Tsunami can be tricky, but it's definitely doable! Just keep an eye out for those lava bricks they can really mess you up.

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References

  1. 1.Sourced from naturaldisastersurvival.fandom.com · checked Aug 24, 2026
  2. 2.Image from Natural Disaster Survival Wiki (Fandom) · CC BY-SA · checked Jul 25, 2026

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