Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

The recent eruption at Nāpau Crater was the first on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone in six years. We often remember the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō and Maunaulu eruptions when thinking about the middle ...

The recent eruption at Napau Crater was the first on Kilauea’s middle East Rift Zone (ERZ) in six years. We often remember the Pu‘u‘o‘o and Maunaulu eruptions when thinking about the middle East Rift ...

A 62-year-old male visitor from New York died on Kauai Tuesday afternoon after being pulled from waters at Kauapea Beach, also known as Secret Beach, in Kilauea. The identity of the victim was not ...

That’s a concern shared by Big Islanders who lost their homes in the 2018 Kilauea eruption in Lower Puna — when many policies, notably those issued by underwriters with the Lloyd’s of London ...

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. The intense seismicity and ground deformation ...