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Eruption begins on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone

The intrusion of molten rock into the lower East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano reached the surface in the late afternoon on May 3 in a part of Leilani...

Several sets of new, small ground cracks observed on roads around Leilani Estates subdivision

The USGS Volcano Notification Service (VNS) is a free service that sends automatic notices (emails or texts) about volcanic activity at U.S. monitored...

MEDIA ADVISORY

Have you ever wondered what scientists do at a volcano observatory when a volcano is not erupting? There is plenty to accomplish...

Changes on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone

May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington, providing residents an opportunity to become more familiar with volcanic risk in their communities...

Steamboat geyser, in Norris Geyser Basin within Yellowstone National Park, is world famous for being the tallest active geyser in the world.

Kīlauea summit lava lake level drops with deflation

Repeated overflows onto the Halema‘uma‘u crater floor