Story originally posted at 6:02 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2026: Hawai‘i County Civil Defense reports that a magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck shortly after 5 p.m. today (March 12) off the Kaʻū Coast of ...

And although those volcano eruptions are not part of a trend, experts have said, the volcanoes in question are far from the ...

Mount Etna is one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Located on the east coast of Sicily, it erupts multiple times per year - most recently in June this year. While it is somewhat possible to ...

The 1975 Kalapana earthquake brought big changes to lives of the people affected by the fatalities and damage, as well as big changes to our understanding of Kilauea’s south flank. Scientists at the ...

Fifty years ago this month, the largest Hawaii earthquake of the 20th and 21st centuries occurred. Earthquake shaking, as well as ground subsidence and local tsunami, contributed to a catastrophic ...

Located on the island of Sicily, in Italy, Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Documentation of its many eruptions stretches back as far as 2,700 years ago, with the most recent ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 struck the southeastern portion of Hawaii's Big Island Wednesday night just before midnight local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The event ...

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted Sunday night following a series of earthquakes, authorities said. The U.S. Geological Survey and the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park urged residents ...

While seismic activity is not uncommon in the state, experts believe the frequency at which they’re happening is unusual.

Tiny earthquakes beneath Germany’s Lake Laach volcano reveal a deeper slanted reservoir that may still be building pressure underground.