World’s Largest Volcano Sets Off Warning Signs Of Potential Eruption
Hawaii’s Big Island is being put on alert after a series of earthquakes near the Mauna Loa volcano. The U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday that there are no signs that Mauna Loa will erupt soon, but the volcano “continues to be in a state of heightened unrest.” Mauna Loa’s summit reservoir system is expanding, causing small earthquakes to occur beneath Mokuweoweo caldera and in a region just to the northwest of the caldera. Frank Trusdell, …