The collapse volume at the summit nearly matched the effused lava volume on the rift zone. In this regard, 1868 was a little ...

When magma moves into the rift zone of a Hawaiian volcano, there is understandably a lot of excitement and apprehension. How ...

She has been working in journalism for seven years. Mauna Loa, one of the world's largest active volcanoes, is erupting for the first time in 38 years on Hawaii's Big Island. The eruption began in ...

Visitors come from around the world to marvel at its explosive displays. The largest of the state's six active volcanoes is Mauna Loa, which is also on the Big Island and erupted in 2022.

The Associated Press In this aerial photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Mauna Loa volcano is seen erupting from vents on the Northeast Rift Zone on the Big Island of Hawaii on Monday.

The Mauna Loa volcano is just a few kilometers from the Kilauea volcano, which in 2018 suffered an eruption that destroyed more than 700 homes, forcing several residents to relocate.

Geologists say Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet into the air during its most recent eruptive episode ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano recently erupted, sending lava fountains up to 700 feet high. The eruption, lasting 28 hours, drew ...

Still, there seems to be enough evidence that some sort of collapse occurred at Mauna Loa’s summit in 1868, which remains notable as the only such event in the volcano’s documented history.

Kilauea and Mauna Loa each have two major rift zones that radiate away from the volcano summits, and rift zone eruptions are common. Mauna Loa’s 2022 eruption, and Kilauea’s 1983–2018 Pu‘u ...

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 ...