The volcanic field consists of four major lava fields formed by offset vent systems, creating a unique landscape dominated by basaltic scoria cones. Although it’s most famous for its eruption in ...

When you look down into Haleakalā’s depths, you can count 14 different cinder cones, or puʻu. These formed when explosive volcanic eruptions ejected cinder and scoria that rapidly cooled and fell ...

A miles-wide volcano off Oregon’s coast could erupt “soon” say scientists who’ve been tracking it for decades. The Axial Seamount is a massive undersea volcano that reaches more than 3,600 ...

Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, which means it's shaped like a shield rather than a steep-sided cone volcano. Its caldera at the top is a few miles wide and long, and about 300 feet deep.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began a new series of eruptions in December 2024. The world's most active volcano, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, resumed its latest eruption on Wednesday. Volcanic activity ...

The earthquakes have also sparked fears of volcanic eruptions because they are happening near two active volcanoes, Fentale and Dofen. The Conversation Africa asked volcano researcher Amdemichael ...

One of the most active volcanoes in the world sits just a few hundred miles off the U.s. West Coast, and some scientists believe it’s only a matter of time before it erupts again – maybe even before ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 3 after its explosive eruption on December 9.

Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Glacier Peak are four of the active volcanoes in Washington state. The fifth, located less than 70 miles from Seattle, is Mount Rainier.