New study finds Maunaloa showed telltale warning signs before …
7 hours ago · FR132414 AP. FILE - Spectators watch the lava flow down the mountain from the Maunaloa eruption, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Scientists can't know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale signs. That happened two years ago with the world's largest active volcano.
World’s largest active volcano Mauna Loa ... - Associated Press News
13 hours ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale signs. That happened two years ago with the world’s largest active volcano.About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing orange molten lava, geologists detected small earthquakes nearby and other signs, and they warned residents on Hawaii’s Big Island.
Mauna Loa Road will temporarily close November 4 for six weeks
Nov 1, 2024 · News Release Date: November 1, 2024 Contact: Jessica Ferracane, 808-985-6018 HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi – Mauna Loa Road in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will temporarily close to all use when survey, drilling and soil sampling work starts Monday, November 4. Mauna Loa Road from Highway 11 to Kīpukapuaulu, Kīpukapuaulu Trail and the day-use area will remain open.
Photo and Video Chronology —September 17, 2024, Kīlauea …
Sep 17, 2024 · Kīlauea volcano's middle East Rift Zone eruption resumed late on September 16, 2024, and it continues this morning within Nāpau Crater in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists conducted an aerial overflight to document the eruption and assess hazards.
Kīlauea volcano eruption resumes in remote area of national park
Sep 17, 2024 · Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, is erupting again in a remote area of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. On Tuesday, Geologists reported fountaining eruptive fissures and active lava flows on the floor of Nāpau Crater, just northeast of …
Volcano Watch — A New Kīlauea Eruption | U.S. Geological Survey
Sep 19, 2024 · A new Kīlauea eruption began in a remote area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Sunday, September 15, 2024. This is the first eruption on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone (MERZ) since 2018 and it poses no immediate threat to life or infrastructure.
Park is open with some closures as Mauna Loa erupts
Oct 21, 2024 · The summit, cabins and high-elevation areas of Mauna Loa have been closed since early October when the volcano began to show signs of unrest and increased seismicity. In addition, Mauna Loa Observatory Road, outside of the park, is also closed to the public.
Temporary closures in effect as earthquakes increase below …
Apr 29, 2024 · HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi – Kīlauea is not erupting, however a significant spike in earthquakes has prompted Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park to close some areas that could put visitors and staff at risk if the volcano erupts.
Increase in earthquakes causes closures at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Jul 23, 2024 · A sudden swarm of earthquakes and ground deformations has temporarily closed some areas of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that there were over 160 earthquakes last weekend. On Monday, officials reported 38 earthquakes in a two-hour period.
Kīlauea VAN/VONA — middle East Rift Zone intrusion continues ...
Sep 16, 2024 · Current activity is taking place in a remote area of Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone, within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. No changes have been detected in the lower East Rift Zone, or Southwest Rift Zone.