Category: hawaii volcano

Erupting Hawaii Volcano’s Alert Level Is Lowered to ‘Watch’

HONOLULU—U.S. Geological Survey officials have lowered the alert level for a Hawaii volcano, saying they expect its latest eruption to remain confined to the summit. The eruption began last week in Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater at the summit on the Big Island. Officials with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory had raised Kilauea’s alert level to…


Earthquake at Underwater Hawaii Volcano Shakes Big Island

HONOLULU—An earthquake at an active deep sea volcano off Hawaii shook the Big Island but didn’t appear to have any impact on other nearby volcanoes and no significant damage was reported. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the magnitude-4.0 quake Wednesday night was located under Loihi seamount, about 20 miles southwest of the…