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Ten years ago on November 16, residents of Hawai`i were awakened by an earthquake at 6:13 a.m. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.6 and was located...

The eruption from the episode 51 vents has continued without interruption since October 2. The flows crossed the Chain of Craters Road near Kamoamoa...

The nearly 11-year-long eruption on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues with little change. An active lava pond circulates from west to east inside the...

The Hawaiian Islands form the young end of a chain of more than 125 volcanoes that stretch over 3,720 miles across the north Pacific Ocean.

Hawaiian volcanoes pass through a sequence of eruptive stages as they grow. There are three main types of lavas in Hawai`i which erupt during the...

Kīlauea Volcano continues to erupt from the episode 52 and 53 vents on the flank of the Pu`u `O`o cone on the East Rift Zone. For the past several...

Geologic mapping has come a long way since the first map accurately showing the locations of lava flows on the Island of Hawai`i was published by...

Over the past several weeks, many east Hawaii residents have noticed the high frequency of days with poor air quality. People traveling on Highway 11...

In a double handful of molten magma (weighing about a pound), there is less than a tenth of an ounce, by weight, of dissolved gas - roughly the same...

The ongoing eruption on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone has continued with little change for the last month. Lava is erupting from both the episode 51 and 53...