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Episode 50 began about 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 from a small fissure just southwest of the Pu`u `O`o cone. By the 19th, only about 100 feet of the...

Since at least April 1991, the volume of lava erupted from the Kupaianaha vent has steadily declined. Since late November, the remaining lava flows...

The internal workings of Mauna Loa Volcano will be probed from space starting this week by a satellite system designed to track military vehicles...

Kīlauea is the world's most active volcano. About 70% of Kīlauea's surface is covered by lava less than 500 years old and over 90% is covered by lava...

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred about 15 miles beneath Mauna Kea Volcano at 1:48 a.m. on January 21. Similar deep earthquakes occur persistently...

The most notable event on Kīlauea Volcano this past week was a swarm of small earthquakes, mainly on January 13. This swarm included two earthquakes...

The eruption on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano continues with low-volume, steady effusion of lava from the breakout at about the 1,900-foot...

Nine years ago on January 3, 1983, the ongoing eruption on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano began when a discontinuous 3.7-mile long series of...

Kīlauea Volcano continues to erupt from the Kupaianaha vent on the East Rift Zone. The volume of lava moving down the Waha`ula lava tube from the...

During a typical week, 300-400 located earthquakes occur beneath the Big Island, as recorded on the U.S. Geological Survey's seismic network. However...