Maui's Haleakala volcano and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands formed out of molten lava as the Pacific plate drifted over the hotspot as three to four inches a year. Map Source: TASA Graphic Arts ...

When magma moves into the rift zone of a Hawaiian volcano, there is understandably a lot of excitement and apprehension. How far will the magma go, and will it erupt? But even long after the activity ...

The episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater has been going on for more than 3 months now, with 16 eruptive ...

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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 ...

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Resumes On-And-Off Again Eruption That Has Dazzled Park Visitors HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's most active volcano resumed erupting Wednesday after a weeklong pause.

Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption. The 14th episode ended Thursday afternoon after 28 hours.

This is some of the best eruptive activity that’s ever happened here in, you know, modern times,” Ken Hon, scientist-in-charge for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes and revered as the divine creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Every year, people leave over 10,000 offerings at Pele’s shrine at Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's most active volcano resumed erupting Wednesday after a weeklong pause. Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National ...