Events at Mauna Loa’s summit leading up to and during the rift zone eruption are not well understood. In this period of the 19th century, visits to the summit region were rare, ...

The eruption began in Moku’āweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa, on Sunday at approximately 11:30 p.m. HST, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory.

The Mauna Loa summit at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is closed until further notice due to the volcano "experiencing heightened unrest," according to an advisory posted by the Hawaiian Volcano ...

The Mauna Loa summit at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is closed until further notice due to the volcano "experiencing heightened unrest," according to an advisory posted by the Hawaiian Volcano ...

Elevated seismic activity has caused Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park to close the Mauna Loa summit backcountry until further notice, the park announced this week. Covering half of the Island of ...

As of 2:43 a.m. local time, "the eruption continues at the summit of Mauna Loa," according to the latest Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Status Report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The National Park Service said Wednesday that the Mauna Loa summit backcountry in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park would be closed due to “elevated seismic activity.” The closure, which is in ...

The Mauna Loa summit remains closed as 65 earthquakes have hit the huge volcano in one day. In the past 24 hours prior to Wednesday morning local time, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected 65 ...

Around 44 small-magnitude earthquakes recorded in past 24 hours around Mauna Loa . Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. ... (56,000 feet) from base to summit.

Due to elevated seismic activity on Mauna Loa and as a precautionary measure, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is closing the Mauna Loa summit backcountry until further notice.