When the Kīlauea volcano erupted in May 2018 on Hawaiʻi Island, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly 5 miles ...

Kīlauea has awakened from its pause in activity and a new eruptive episode is underway at the summit within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. View of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at the summit of Kīlauea ...

The episode 16 of the Kīlauea eruption began on Monday night, March 31. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), lava fountains reached heights of 600 to 700 feet. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: ...

During a monitoring overflight on April 9, 2025, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crews observed that the ponded lava in the north vent from April 8 had drained and/or collapsed. The south vent ...

When fully implemented, the warning and mnitoring system will operate through an interoperable network of domestic volcano observatories. Central to its success will be the National Volcano ...

If you’re like us, you love to eat—and you don’t always put a price tag on that experience. So we put together some of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Lesser number of earthquakes and a lower level of sulfur dioxide emission were observed in Kanlaon Volcano located in Negros Island. This information is based on the data ...

Dozens of mini earthquakes have struck near a 11,000-foot-tall volcano in Alaska that experts fear is 'moving closer to an eruption.' The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has detected 55 ...

Richard Fiske is internationally known for his work with volcanoes; in certain circles in Japan he is a legend. For several years this Smithsonian geologist has been studying undersea explosive ...

When a volcano erupts there can be lava, ash, steam or gaseous emissions. Sometimes eruptions are explosive and lava is thrown out as volcanic bombs. Hotspots are places where the magma rises up ...