[Island Chris]

Someone told someone I know that there were a lot of volcanic eruptions before the Nepal earthquake. I am, of course, skeptical. This was posted on my acquaintances Facebook page, but I will not friend anyone besides my daughter, so could not get to it. The question is whether it was posted before or after the Nepal quake. If after, the media tend to report on related earth science stories.

I don't know whether there is any semi-quantitative way to look at the : Maybe the Smithsonian site and try eruptions vs time. But, eruptions can last a long time; for example, Hawaii: 32 years.

We do know that seismic waves from very large earthquakes can trigger small earthquakes in areas with big magma chambers like Long Valley California.
Chris