“Lav a is still erupting from the peak and is overflowing from the caldera, " the USGS said on its website, referring to the basin at the top of a volcano. While it added there were “no threats to populated areas currently, " it urged are a residents to review preparedness ...
Julia Neal, owner of Pahala Plantation Cottages, said the eruption brings some relief after many preparedness meetings, and much wondering about what the volcano will do. “It’s exciting,” she said. “It’s kind of a relief that it’s happening and we’re not waiting for it to happen....
HONOLULU - Hawaii officials are warning residents of the Big Island that the world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, is sending signals that it may erupt. Although an eruption isn’t imminent, scientists are on alert because of a recent spike in earthquakes at the volcano’s summit. Ex...
The newest volcano, Lōʻihi Seamount, is located south of the coast of Hawaii Island.The last volcanic eruption outside Hawaii Island occurred at Haleakalā on Maui before the late 18th century, though it could have been hundreds of years earlier.[45] In 1790, Kīlauea exploded; it was ...