A "rapid, ongoing" rise in the Earth's crust is occurring "considerably faster than before" underneath a part of Iceland that has seen heightened tectonic activity in recent weeks, the nation's ...
A decrease in seismic activity while magma continues to accumulate underground in Iceland has left scientists unsure of what may happen next, including whether an eruption would occur in the area they ...
From Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, a magma intrusion into Kilauea’s flank, southwest of the summit caldera, was the focus of attention at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO). Hundreds of earthquakes ...
Last week, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists were closely monitoring earthquakes and ground deformation in the region southwest of Kilauea’s summit. The increased unrest prompted HVO to ...
Earthquakes and imaged magmatic dike intrusion. Dots show machine-learning relocated earthquakes from 1 January to 28 February 2025 color-coded according to occurrence time (OTime). Orange patches ...