DEVELOPING: Hawaii volcano could erupt after 250 quakes in 24 hours…
A Hawaiian volcano could be set to erupt after hundreds of earthquakes and the collapse of a crater floor. Lava may burst through the ground east of Kilauea, the most active of the five volcanoes that form the state’s main island, geologists have warned. Authorities urged the public to be on alert after scientists noted underground magma flowing beneath a main road near houses in the district of Puna. More than 250 earthquakes have been detected since a crater floor collapsed at the Pu’u O’o vent in the shield volcano’s eastern rift zone earlier this week. Most were minor but many were felt by locals, including one with a magnitude of 4.2, which shook the coast on Tuesday morning. READ MORE