What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of ...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spearheads Volcano Awareness Month each January on the Island of Hawaii. This year, in ...

DEHRADUN: Uttarkashi in the Garhwal Himalayas has witnessed an unusual series of seven consecutive quakes within a week -- between Jan 24 and 31 -- ranging from 2.7 to 3.5 in magnitude, triggering ...

Experts have cautioned that while small tremors help release some energy, they don’t eliminate the risk of a major quake.

De Steiguer, the winter caretaker on Star Island, one of the nine Isles of Shoals, was likely one of the people closest to the epicenter of a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Maine on Monday ...

The earthquake, which struck just after 10 a.m ... according to a community internet intensity map on the USGS website. In York and other nearby towns, some residents called police to report ...

Insider’s Tip: Pop into the nearby City Hall to find an exhibition hall featuring an engrossing 3D map of the country ... Home to the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Reykjavík Big Band ...

There are few other places in the world where the built environment is so tied to natural elements, with its limited palette (Iceland has four types of native ... surfaced with a backlit map of the ...

Visit the observatory website for past “Volcano Watch” articles, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa updates, volcano photos, maps, recent earthquake information and more. Email questions to [email protected].

After Albert’s explanation of Afar’s volcanic and tectonic past, I will look into this region’s Holocene volcanism, and try to create the first comprehensive volcanic history of this very ...