Kīlauea summit region shook for 5 hours Nov. 14 that year as magma made a path to the surface. The eruption began at 8:08 p.m ...

1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 episodes and inclined lava fountains, including the highest lava fountains ...

The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological ...

Icelandic police declared a state of emergency late Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December. A "volcanic ...

The 2009 eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano, Kuril Islands, viewed from the International Space Station. A new study says that a similar eruption was behind a cooling event with worldwide effects 200 ...

The last caldera-forming eruption at Yellowstone "was much more complex than previously thought," according to the annual report about activity at the supervolcano. When you purchase through links on ...

Large clouds of smoke billow from Japan’s most famous mountain. In no time, volcanic ash spreads to the heavily populated capital of Tokyo, fogging up the air and blanketing buildings and vehicles.

The Ten Plagues of Egypt are argued to have been the result of the eruption of Thera or Santorini. Does the evidence really ...

The volcano in southwestern Iceland was previously dormant for 800 years. A volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland has prompted evacuations, including at nearby tourist sites like the Blue Lagoon. The ...

The last super-eruption at Yellowstone volcano, which occurred 631,000 years ago, was not one huge explosion. Instead, new research suggests it was a series of eruptions or multiple vents spewing ...