Eruptive activity at Kīlauea’s summit began again Dec. 23, 2024, with the first in what has become 20 discrete lava ...

On Friday at 12:59 p.m., a magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred 4 miles west-southwest of Laupāhoehoe on the Big Island and at a depth of 19 miles below sea level. The earthquake had no apparent impact ...

It is no coincidence that Tsunami Awareness Month is in April. It commemorates the most devastating tsunami to hit the State ...

HILO, Hawaii – A swarm of earthquakes shook Hawaii's Big Island late Sunday evening, part of a pattern that has been ongoing since 2019. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.3 ...

Heavy rain, flooding, lightning and thunder pounded the Hawaiian Islands on Friday before letting up in the early evening. Moderate tradewinds are forecast to return today and through the weekend ...

In fact, all the Hawaiian Islands are of volcanic origin ... by the University of Hawaii measured how fast seismic waves from earthquakes travel below ground—the waves move more slowly through ...

This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Kalapana earthquake, which triggered a tsunami that claimed the lives of two people off the southeastern coast of Hawaii Island. Leaders at ...