Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupted for the 49th time on Sunday, blasting lava and thick plumes of smoke high into the air.

Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano has erupted for the 50th time, hitting a major milestone as lava fountains flow from atop the mountain.

Most people picture a volcano as something that either erupts spectacularly or sits dormant for centuries. The reality, at ...

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The massive 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano on Hawai'i Island lasted for months, destroyed neighborhoods, and was associated with 60,000 earthquakes. This discovery, made using a unique seismic ...

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A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit the Big Island on Thursday, July 9, with no apparent impact on either Mauna Loa or Kīlauea volcanoes and no expected impact on the ongoing eruption of Kīlauea volcano.

A live camera at Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano captured a rare sight this week — a swirling “volnado” forming next to a fountain of lava, the latest dramatic reminder of the mountain’s restless nature.

Ever wonder what it would look like to be engulfed in a lava fountain as you choke on volcanic ash and burn to death? No? Well, you’re wondering now, aren’t you? Don’t worry, what you’re about to see ...

The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that took place in 2018 on the south flank of Kīlauea on the Island of Hawaiʻi may have stalled episodes of periodic slow slip along a major fault underlying the volcano, ...

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