Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale warning signs.

About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing orange molten lava, geologists detected small earthquakes nearby ...

Mauna Loa is the world's largest active volcano when measured from the ocean floor to its peak, and scientists have warned that it is due to erupt. Situated in Hawaii, Mauna Loa is one of Earth's ...

More than a dozen borehole tiltmeters are strategically installed on Kilauea and Mauna Loa at key locations across the volcano summits and calderas. These areas are of particular interest because ...

COURTESY USGS This map shows the location of a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Hawaii island early Tuesday morning. A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the southeastern flank of Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii ...

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the southeastern flank of Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii island overnight, the U.S. Geological Survey said today. The quake struck at about 1:42 a.m and was centered ...

For many Native Hawaiians, an eruption of a volcano like Mauna Loa has a deep yet very personal cultural significance.

(K. Mulliken/USGS) HONOLULU (CN) — The rate of lava flow from Mauna Loa may have reduced significantly since the volcano first erupted this week, but there is still concern that the lava will block a ...