With the Mauna Loa volcano continuing to erupt on Hawaii's Big Island, officials are watching the lava flow as it creeps closer to a major roadway.

Kīlauea has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is WATCH.

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active volcano on Friday — Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii — knocking items off shelves in nearby towns but not immediately ...

Mauna Loa volcano stands as the largest and most active volcano on Earth. With a rich history of eruptions that have shaped the Island of Hawai’s geography, Mauna Loa has captivated the ...

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 a… ...

The eruption of the world's largest active volcano -- Mauna Loa in Hawaii -- may soon come to an end, according to the US Geological Survey.

Before 1984, Mauna Loa was estimated to have erupted approximately every six years; the 38-year gap between then and this year’s eruption bookends the volcano’s longest known period of quiescence.

Ash and lava have begun spewing out of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island -- the largest active volcano in the world.

In this April 25, 2019 photo, Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, background, towers over the summit crater of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. Federal officials raised the ...

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 a… ...