Essentially, gas pistoning is a shallow, degassing-driven rise and fall of a lava surface. Often these pistons occur in ...

If you’ve been following the ongoing episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island, you might have seen the ...

Update at 10:09 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2025: Episode 27 of the ongoing episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano on the Big ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported just before 9 a.m. today (June 28) in a Volcanic Activity Notice that low-level ...

Rhythmic pulsing deep beneath landlocked east Africa is literally tearing the continent apart. But while the effects won’t ...

Episode 26 was preceded by small, sporadic spattering and lava overflows from the north vent that began at approximately 11:26 p.m. and continued to increase in intensity until 1:40 a.m., when ...

Over the past week, earthquake rates beneath Kilauea summit and upper-to-middle East Rift Zone have nearly doubled. About 50 earthquakes were located beneath the summit, and about 190 were located ...

Its USGS Volcano Alert level is ADVISORY. Over the past week, about 30 earthquakes were located in Kilauea summit region, and about 100 were located in the upper-to-middle East Rift Zone.

The east rift zone erupted along the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Aerial footage from September 15 shows smoke rising from the volcano, with some trees already burned.

Numerous eruptions took place in Kilauea’s middle East Rift Zone during the 1960s to 1970s. USGS said most of the eruptions occurred between Hiiaka crater and Puuoo, lasting from less than one ...

Kilauea Volcano resumed erupting Monday evening in the middle East Rift Zone. The eruption, which began at about 6 p.m., is occurring within a closed and remote area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes ...

Kilauea Volcano resumed erupting this evening on the middle East Rift Zone. The eruption, which began about 6 p.m., is occurring within a closed and remote area of Hawai ʻi Volcanoes National Park.