Volcano Watch

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...

A great earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8, struck northern Japan during the night on Monday, July 12. Most of the deaths were attributed to a...

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...

This week marks the anniversary of one of the largest of Mauna Loa's historic eruptions. On June 1, 1950, the last great eruption of Mauna Loa began...

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...