USGS: Kilauea volcano eruption has paused
Some previously erupted lava continues to flow on the crater floor, which may continue for several more days as it cools. Read more
Volcanoes
The latest coverage of volcano activity in Hawaii includes the world’s most active volcanoes Kilauea and Mauna Kea on Hawaii island.
Philippine villagers flee ashfall, lava from Mayon volcano
Nearly 15,000 people have left the mostly poor farming communities within a 3.7-mile radius of Mayon’s crater in northeastern Albay province in forced evacuations. Read more
As tourists flock to eruption, agencies urge respect
Even as lava fountains from the erupting Kilauea Volcano continue reaching heights of up to 30 feet, Hawaii tourism officials urged visitors to be respectful when flocking to Hawaii island to get a glimpse of one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Read more
Kilauea advisories lowered as eruption resumes, wind vortex forms
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists lowered Kilauea’s alert level from warning to watch and aviation advisory code from red to orange. Read more
Philippines raises alert level around volcano
The Philippines lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Read more
Kilauea erupts and spurs an onslaught of visitors
The volcanic activity is confined entirely within the park and there is no threat to any community, officials said. Read more
Kilauea volcano erupts within Halemaumau crater before dawn
The volcanic activity is confined entirely within the park and there is no threat to any community, officials said. Read more
Hawaii island marks 5 years after Kilauea eruption
Leilani Estates, ground zero for the 2018 eruption, continues to attract buyers despite its recent history when lava inundated the lower portion of the large rural subdivision of 1-acre lots. Read more
Volcano eruption in Russia’s Kamchatka spews vast ash clouds
The ash cloud from the eruption of Shiveluch, one of Kamchatka’s most active volcanoes, extended over more than 300 miles northwest and engulfed several villages in grey volcanic dust. Read more
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Magnitude 3.9 quake rattles Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
There was no tsunami threat from the quake, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Read more
Kilauea alert level lowered following extended pause
Online volcano updates will now be issued weekly, on Tuesdays, rather than daily, officials said. Read more
Observatory downgrades alert level for Mauna Loa
Officials said the number of earthquakes beneath Mauna Loa’s summit has returned to background levels. Read more
Kilauea volcano activity pauses after 61 days
No significant changes have been observed along the volcano’s rift zones. Scientists on Monday observed small “ooze-outs” of lava flowing sluggishly in the lava lake. Read more
Kilauea volcano activity has paused
2 months in, Kilauea Volcano activity tapering off
Two months after Kilauea began its latest eruption, the spectacle remains active within Halemaumau crater — but only barely. Read more
Kilauea eruption not dangerous, but offering spectacular sight
Lava from Kilauea spurted high into the air and spread out across about 300 acres of the Hawaii volcano’s summit crater floor, creating a spectacular sight as the mountain began erupting again after a few weeks’ hiatus. Read more
Alert level for Kilauea volcano lowered as eruption eases
HVO scientists said the initial high lava effusion rates, including fountains up to 32 feet in height, are declining and no communities and development are threatened. Read more
Lava flows once again from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
Kilauea roared back to life Thursday afternoon with fountains of lava spewing within Halemaumau Crater, nearly a month after the volcano went silent. Read more
Lava flows once again from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
Kilauea erupts at summit, lava flowing in Halemaumau Crater
Webcam imagery shows fissures at the base of Halemaumau Crater generating lava flows on the surface of the crater floor. Read more
Mauna Loa, Kilauea share same ‘plumbing,’ new study suggests
Scientists for the first time have mapped out the deep underground plumbing of Hawaii’s active volcanoes by locating and plotting hundreds of thousands of earthquakes over a 3-1/2-year period. Read more
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