The recent eruption at Napau Crater was the first on Kilauea’s middle East Rift Zone (ERZ) in six years. We often remember ...

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

Thousands of Hawaii residents are coping with a shortage of inexpensive insurance in sprawling subdivisions built on Big Island generations ago in the two most hazardous lava zones ...

The U.S. Geological Survey says it has detected an increase seismic activity around Kamaʻehuakanaloa. The underwater volcano ...

A fissure on the northwestern crater wall of Makauopuhi Crater on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea sent lava cascading into the ...

The recent eruption at Nāpau Crater was the first on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone (ERZ) in six years. We often remember the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō and Maunaulu eruptions when thinking about the middle East Rift ...

The intense seismicity and ground deformation along the East Rift Zone of Kilauea in the past couple of months is ... such as at Maunaulu (1969-1974), most lava flows would head south from their vents ...

This active volcano is approx 4,090 feet tall. It is located on the Hawaii islands, USA. It is infamous for its frequent eruptions, especially the one that began in 1983 and it continued for decades.

a hotel on the rim of Kilauea. (When the shield volcano is active, you can take a nighttime stroll to see the lava flow.) Travelers say the guides share plenty of information and that the tour ...