What do small earthquakes beneath Kilauea summit mean for the ongoing eruption? - Features | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

Kīlauea summit region has been remarkably quiet, from an earthquake standpoint, since the current eruption began on the night of Dec. 23, 2024. Since the end of episode 40 on the evening of Jan. 12, ...

“Kīlauea summit magma system is in a complex balance of magmatic pressure and strength of the surrounding rocks.” This ...

Portable seismometer deployed at Yellowstone. Credit: Jamie Farrell, University of Utah Beneath Yellowstone lies a magma reservoir, pulsing with molten and superheated rock and exsolved gases.

Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and upper mantle that fit together like puzzle pieces. Think of these plates as massive rafts floating ...