Ten years ago, a mysterious new disease was found sweeping through Hawaii’s native ‘ohi‘a forests, killing off the foundation ...

Examining familiar place names in the chant, compared with the geographic extent of the flow field mapped by Holcomb, ...

The U.S. Geological Survey says it has detected an increase seismic activity around Kamaʻehuakanaloa. The underwater volcano ...

Tiltmeters are a crucial component of the volcanic monitoring network in Hawaii. By detecting subtle changes in ground ...

About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing orange molten lava, geologists detected small earthquakes nearby ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Seismologists believe a recent uptick in earthquake activity off the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island is likely associated with the movement of magma beneath an underwater ...

An undersea volcano off the southeastern coast of the Big Island of Hawaii has been rocked by a swarm of more than 70 ...

The world's biggest active volcano spans approximately 2,000 square miles and ascends about 13,600 feet above sea level - and ...

COURTESY USGS A swarm of small earthquakes struck Kama’ehuakanaloa volcano, formerly called Lo’ihi Seamount, off Hawaii island’s southeast coast today. Scores of small earthquakes—the largest at ...

and they warned residents on Hawaii's Big Island. Now a study of the volcano's lava confirms their timeline for when the molten rock below was on the move. “Volcanoes are tricky because we don ...