One of the most common features found at large volcanoes are calderas, formed by the collapse of the land due to eruption.

For the first time in over a year, lava is flowing inside the summit caldera of Kīlauea.

A gas plume billowed from the inactive vent at Kīlauea's summit, two days after lava effusion came to a halt. The vent ...

After a period of silence, Kīlauea volcano burst into activity on December 23, 2024, with striking lava fountains reaching as ...

At 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2024, the eruption continued in Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) with 50–80 foot (15–25 meter) lava ...

The current eruption phase began Dec. 23. In the 24 hours prior to this morning, vents in the southwest portion of the ...

Towering lava fountains erupted at Kīlauea's summit, reaching staggering heights of 262 to 295 feet (80 to 90 meters), ...

According to a news release shared by the USGS on their social media channels, an eruption has commenced within Kaluapele— the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano ...

Update at 5:57 p.m. Dec. 23: Just as suddenly as it started, the new summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that activity stopped at about 8:40 p.m. Friday, putting the eruption that started during the early morning of Dec. 23 on pause for a third time. There is no lava ...

Kilauea's eruption continues with lava flows and tephra covering a closed road. Geologists are studying tephra samples to ...

Satellite imagery has revealed the dramatic extent of an eruption that kicked off just before Christmas, with fountains pouring lava across hundreds of acres.