Earthquake strikes Hawaii
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The on-and-off volcanic eruption that’s been dazzling residents and visitors on Hawaii’s Big Island for nearly a year is back.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued a new orange "watch" alert for Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Sunday, warning that the lava flows were increasing in duration and that "another fountaining episode is close" amid an ongoing eruption. Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world, is about to erupt again, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted Tuesday afternoon, sending lava fountains up to 400–500 feet into the air from multiple vents inside the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, according to the US Geological Survey. The eruption lasted about nine hours before ending just before midnight.
The on-and-off eruption that's been dazzling residents and visitors on Hawaii's Big Island for nearly a year resumed Tuesday as Kilauea volcano sent fountains of lava soaring 400 feet into the air.
Kilauea's most recent eruption drew in flocks of visitors. Here's what travelers should know about the natural spectacle.
Kilauea Volcano’s 37th episode is erupting again — with an official start time of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday — with lava fountains up to 400 feet tall, according to scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey. The fountains are currently erupting from the north vent, with heights increasing rapidly, according to USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting since last year as lava fountains rise hundreds of metres
Kilauea volcano has been erupting at semiregular intervals since late last year, shooting spectacular lava fountains that remain safely contained within its summit crater. View on euronews
Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupted for five hours on Nov. 9, creating a unique whirlwind phenomena.
I t's one of my favorite drives, leading to one of Hawaii 's most distinctive towns. Surrounded by a rainforest, the small town of Volcano on the Island of Hawaii sits on the slopes of Kilauea volcano, right outside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, at a cool 4,000 feet elevation.