Kilauea, in the Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii, is one of the world's most active volcanoes.

No reports of major injuries or structural damage have emerged, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning.

Several other eruptions have occurred in the past weeks, but all went unseen. Serendipitous timing, however, allowed scientists to record the December 20 ejection from Black Diamond Pool. The area ...

Kilauea’s Halema‘uma‘u crater, with a style of activity not seen for nearly 40 years. The eruption, characterized by high lava-fountaining episodes, has continued for nearly a year. Hawaii Volcanoes ...

A webcam at Yellowstone National Park has captured a so-called dirty explosion throwing a mix of superheated water, mud, and ...

A muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park has been captured on camera. The video was recorded by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory webcam Saturday morning.

Dec. 23, 2025 marks one year since the ongoing eruption at Kīlauea began, bringing glowing displays of lava and fountains sometimes as tall as the Empire State Building.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake alert that buzzed phones across Sonoma and Napa counties Thursday morning was a false alarm, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which later removed the warning ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active ...

Mandy Evenson, co-owner, recalls the feeling like being shaken in a snow globe at her home near Jack Creek Farms on Highway 46. According to USGS app, 77 earthquakes of various sizes have shaken Jack ...

Have you seen any dead butterflies lately? If so, the U.S. Geological Survey wants you to mail them their way, along with deceased moths and skippers. The agency is collecting specimens from six ...