Think Hawaii is all about beaches and luaus? Think again. Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, is a fiery beast that covers more than half of the Big Island — and it's still very much ...

The Mauna Loa volcano is just a few kilometers from the Kilauea volcano, which in 2018 suffered an eruption that destroyed more than 700 homes, forcing several residents to relocate.

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

Mauna Loa last erupted in late 2022. It’s one of five volcanoes that make up the Big ... Hawaiian Islands on the Earth’s surface — a type of earthquake that occurs occasionally in the ...

The Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, akin to Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the world's most active volcano. Shield volcanoes typically produce runny lava flows resulting in gentle slopes, earning ...

Composite volcanoes are the most common type of volcano ... and their runnier lava spreads and hardens over a wider area. Mauna Loa in Hawaii is an example of a shield volcano.

The quake has not had an impact on the Mauna Loa or Kilauea volcanoes on the Big Island, according to a statement from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Mauna Loa is the Earth's largest ...

There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, but Kilauea is the real "must-see." A 4,000-foot-tall mountain, Kilauea has been active since Jan. 3 ...