March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift Zone severely impacted the Ka‘u district. However, this may not have been the ...
Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption. Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit ...
The eruption is the sixth recorded at Kilauea’s summit since 2020. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encompasses the summits of two of the world’s most active volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa.
The Kīlauea volcano has now erupted 14 times since December on the Island of Hawai'i, geologists confirmed. The eruption lasted 29 hours between 9:26 a.m. Hawaiian time Wednesday through 1:49 p.m.