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The eruption along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone paused briefly a week ago, beginning Friday morning but activity had resumed again by last Sunday...

Regular readers of this column may have noticed that the last week's column ended in mid-sentence. This unfortunate situation was caused by an...

The 10-year-long eruption on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues with lava flowing from the vents on the south and west sides of Pu`u `O`o to the sea...

The 10-year-long eruption on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues, with the only change being a decrease in eruption rate over the last few weeks. This...

The largest earthquake in Hawai`i since January 26 occurred at 2:58 a.m. Tuesday. Many residents were awakened by the shaking from this magnitude-4.9...

The eruption on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues with little change. The episode 51 and 53 vents on the southwest flank of the Pu`u `O`o cone...

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was widely felt in the Hilo area on Thursday afternoon at 1:45 p.m. The earthquake was about 25 miles deep and was located...

Volcanoes around the world emit a variety of gases in different proportions, with the main components invariably being carbon dioxide, water, and...

Kīlauea is famous for eruptions of the type we are now experiencing - quiet effusion of lava that makes the eruption approachable. However, not all of...

The 10-year-long eruption along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues with little change. Active flows travel underground to the ocean in lava tubes from...