Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces of nature. Throughout history, some eruptions have shaken the Earth, changed the ...

The 1883 Krakatoa volcano erupted with a force of 200 megatons of TNT. By comparison, the bomb that destroyed the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945 had a force of 20 kilotons, or nearly 10,000 times ...

Lava emerged from the north vent in Halemaumau Crater after midnight. The vent began shooting fountains of lava at 6:35 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey said. By mid-morning, it was also erupting from ...

Kīlauea ended Episode 33 of its eruptions at the Halemaʻumaʻu crater after nearly nine hours of continuous fountaining on ...

Mount Etna erupted on Monday (June 2) with a ginormous cloud of ash and triggered an avalanche of volcanic material that has ripped down the side of Europe's largest active volcano. The massive ...

Discover the countries with the most active volcanoes in the world, including Indonesia, Japan, Chile, Russia, and the United ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is erupting again. KOHN reports, it is 33rd episode of its ongoing Halemaʻuma’u eruption. Lava is ...

For a moment, it seemed like a blast from the past: a plume over Mount St. Helens on Tuesday looked like the volcano might be ...

A massive eruption 74,000 years ago shook the planet, and archaeologists are using volcanic glass to figure out how humans ...

Kīlauea Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, continues to capture the attention of scientists and the public alike. As of September 15, 2025, the United States Geological Survey - ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according to the United States Geological Survey. On Friday morning, "Episode 26" of ...

Commercial pilots flying near Mount St. Helens reported a plume of fine ash rising over the volcano. USGS says it's a ...