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Updated USGS Publication, "Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes—Past, Present, and Future"

Updated USGS Publication, "Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes—Past, Present, and Future"

In this third edition of "Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes—Past, Present, and Future," we include information about Kīlauea’s 2018 eruption in the...

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Volcano Watch — The East Rift Zone of Kilauea was a busy place in the 1960s

Volcano Watch — The East Rift Zone of Kilauea was a busy place in the 1960s

The recent eruption at Nāpau Crater was the first on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone (ERZ) in six years. We often remember the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō and Maunaulu...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea East Rift Zone webcam maintenance and new Kīlauea interferogram

Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea East Rift Zone webcam maintenance and new Kīlauea interferogram

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists conducted maintenance on a webcam on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea, where a recent interferogram shows...

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Volcano Watch — Potential long-term outcomes of recent intrusions in Kīlauea East Rift Zone

Volcano Watch — Potential long-term outcomes of recent intrusions in Kīlauea East Rift Zone

The intense seismicity and ground deformation along the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea in the past couple of months is interpreted to indicate intrusion of...

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Volcano Watch — The 2024 Great Hawaii ShakeOut

Volcano Watch — The 2024 Great Hawaii ShakeOut

In Hawaii, earthquakes are a common occurrence, and we should always practice earthquake preparedness. Millions of people around the world practice...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea East Rift Zone wildfire — October 7, 2024

Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea East Rift Zone wildfire — October 7, 2024

An area of forest continues to burn in a remote area on the south rim of Nāpau Crater following the recent eruption on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Annual Kīlauea GPS Campaign Survey

Photo and Video Chronology — Annual Kīlauea GPS Campaign Survey

HVO scientists are conducting the annual Kīlauea GPS campaign. During the survey, GPS instruments are deployed at established benchmarks so that their...

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Volcano Watch — Understanding magma storage and migration in Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone

Volcano Watch — Understanding magma storage and migration in Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone

Kīlauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world with eruptions common both at its summit caldera and within its two rift zones. Frequent...

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Photo and Video Chronology —September 20, 2024, Paused Kīlauea eruption near Nāpau Crater

Photo and Video Chronology —September 20, 2024, Paused Kīlauea eruption near Nāpau Crater

The middle East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea volcano, in a remote area of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park near Nāpau Crater, paused the morning of...

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Volcano Watch — A New Kīlauea Eruption

Volcano Watch — A New Kīlauea Eruption

A new Kīlauea eruption began in a remote area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Sunday, September 15, 2024. This is the first eruption on Kīlauea...

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Photo and Video Chronology —September 19, 2024, Kīlauea eruption near Nāpau Crater

Photo and Video Chronology —September 19, 2024, Kīlauea eruption near Nāpau Crater

Kīlauea volcano continues to erupt in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park near Nāpau Crater on the remote middle East Rift Zone. 

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Photo and Video Chronology —September 18, 2024, Eruption in Nāpau Crater, Kīlauea

Photo and Video Chronology —September 18, 2024, Eruption in Nāpau Crater, Kīlauea

Kīlauea volcano continues to erupt in Nāpau Crater on the middle East Rift Zone in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.

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