The production of maps to track the progress of ongoing eruptions has long been part of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory mission to inform the public about volcanic hazards in Hawaii. The methods ...

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment in 1879. Congress created the USGS to “classify the public lands and examine ...

Volcano Alert Level: Watch. Kīlauea has erupted episodically since Dec. 23, 2024, within the summit caldera located within ...

Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, has erupted for the first time in decades, and an interactive hazard map created by the County of Hawaii is providing real-time updates about the event.

The KW webcam captures the recent shift in vent activity in Halema‘uma‘u crater wall at Kīlauea's summit on Dec. 25, 2020. (USGS photo) Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Senator Brian Schatz and ...

HAWAI'I (KITV4) -- Kīlauea is awake. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) says she began erupting at 4:44 this morning. According to the USGS, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected glow in ...