Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Note: The summit eruption of Kl ...

The mystery location of a giant volcanic eruption that has puzzled scientists for almost 200 years has finally been solved.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that activity stopped at about 8:40 p.m. Friday, putting the eruption that started during the early morning of Dec. 23 on pause for a third time. There is no lava ...

Now you can simply follow the rest of the pathway to the other side of the lava pool.

Towering lava fountains erupted at Kīlauea's summit, reaching staggering heights of 262 to 295 feet (80 to 90 meters), ...

Satellite imagery has revealed the dramatic extent of an eruption that kicked off just before Christmas, with fountains ...

Large explosive eruptions occur in Yellowstone around once every 700,000 years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Underwater eruptions may seem distant to folks on land, but they have global significance. The 2022 Hunga Tonga event, for ...

Kīlauea is rounding out day 10 of its eruption, with lava flows covering the western portion of the crater floor. The eruptive activity is confined to Halemaʻumaʻu and ...

This volcano is the highlight of a chain of underwater mountains known as the Juan de Fuca Ridge (center of above image).

At 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2024, the eruption continued in Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) with 50–80 foot (15–25 meter) lava ...

In the depths of the Pacific Ocean, 470 kilometers off the Oregon coast, a drama is unfolding. Axial Seamount, one of the ...