#Volcano

Analyzing the legacy of the 1883 disaster, the 2018 flank collapse, and current tsunami monitoring.

The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory is turning 25 years old! Surprisingly, the seeds for the observatory were planted at Lassen Volcanic National Park, almost 1,000 miles to the southwest.

Today, we’re celebrating a milestone at Kīlauea: the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption had its 47th fountaining episode on May 14—tying the number of fountaining episodes in this eruption to that of the opening years of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption from 1983-1986.

The lava fountains that erupted a week ago, on Thursday May 14, marked the 47th episode of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption. This episode tied the 1983-1986 initial phase of the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō eruption, which had a total of 47 events, for the most fountaining…

Magnitude-6.0 earthquake near Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, Island of Hawaiʻi; widely felt through Hawaiian island chain and potentially damaging.

More than 7,000 people across the State of Hawaii submitted “Did You Feel It?” (DYFI) reports to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) after the magnitude-6 earthquake that struck on Friday, May 22, at 9:46 p.m. HST.…

This week, we’re talking about what’s shaking in the Hawaiian Islands. And last Friday night… it was a lot. More than seven thousand people across the State of Hawaii reported feeling the magnitude‑6 earthquake that struck at 9:46 p.m.…

When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted, it shot huge amounts of methane and debris into the air, then something weird happened.

Volcano Minute is a weekly audio activity or science update produced by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates.

Fresh satellite images reveal volcanic heat melting snow around Russia's relentless Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

From Independent RSS Feed: Hiker found dead after Indonesia volcano eruption as two others remain missing

Three hikers in an off-limits area died in an eruption of Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano, police said.

Three hikers died on a remote Indonesian island when a local volcano erupted, as it has been repeatedly for decades. Chris Livesay reports.

A pair of volcanoes erupted today in Asia, one in Japan and another in Indonesia, and onlookers have been sharing harrowing photos.

It should be possible, but getting there will require a greater understanding of subsurface physics.

Mount Dukono erupts on Halmahera island, trapping hikers who went to the area despite it being closed since April 17.

This past March, a team of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists—two of whom travelled from Hawaii—visited El Salvador in Central America for volcanological field studies and a workshop on lava flow hazards.…

From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time “Lighthouse of the Pacific,” the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of western El Salvador.

Philippine officials say more than 300 families have evacuated after massive amounts of ash billowed from the Mayon volcano over the weekend due to the collapse of lava deposits from its slopes.