Kīlauea continues to keep the world enthralled with its epic eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, which started on Dec. 23, 2024.

“ Maui Nui in its heyday, about 1.2 million years ago, encompassed about 5,640 square miles, larger by 50% than today’s Big ...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors volcanic activity across the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa, helping to ...

A magnitude-3.9 earthquake rattled the Big Island, striking from nearly 20 miles below sea level the night of Oct. 2 in Kaʻū.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted for six hours on Wednesday. Officials say lava fountains reached 1,300 feet or 400 meters ...

Lava poured from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano during its latest eruption on Wednesday, October 1. Video from Epic Lava Tours ...

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will remain accessible to the public during the federal government shutdown, but some ...

Episode 34 of the summit eruption began at 12:53 a.m., following two days of gas pistoning events that produced smaller ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has selected Dr. Ken Hon as the new Scientist-in-Charge at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in Hilo, Hawaii. HVO was founded in 1912 by Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar, and Hon ...

Lava spewed from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano during its latest eruption episode on Wednesday, October 1. Footage from Epic Lava ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater about once a week since late last year, delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a firehose of molten rock.

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Officials are working to evacuate residents after days of earthquakes resulted in an eruption of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a ...