The left map shows the tephra fall associated with Kilauea’s episodic summit eruption, from December 2024 to December 2025.

A recent earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier in Washington state, along with increased volcanic activity in Alaska, Oregon, and Hawaii, has captured the news media's attention and sparked questions ...

Kīlauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi has been erupting on and off for the past several months. Scientists now think they might be able to predict the next episode of volcanic activity. A view ...

Alaska volcano researchers say seismic activity around Mount Spurr has continued to decline over the last month, but the closest active volcano to the state’s population centers could still erupt. In ...

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl ...

Recent research has shed light on a fascinating connection between ancient continental breakups and current volcanic activity along mid-ocean ridges. A study led by scientists from the University of ...

Poás Volcano National Park has officially reopened to visitors, the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) announced. The reopening comes with updated safety measures to protect tourists and ...

When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth's "twin." The NASA Magellan spacecraft ...

Some observers around the world are connecting Russia’s volcanic eruption to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on that country's far-eastern shore. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network at the University ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface tells a story of volcanism that began roughly 2.5 million years ago, but ...