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Daily updates about ongoing eruptions, recent images and videos of summit and East Rift Zone volcanic activity, maps, and data about recent earthquakes in Hawaii are posted on the HVO website. 

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and colleagues.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 15, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 15, 2018

Ash plume at Kīlauea summit nearly continuous this morning

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 14, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 14, 2018

Fissure 17 is still active, with a steam jet near the western end of the fissure

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Facts on the stability of Kīlauea's south flank, past and present.

Facts on the stability of Kīlauea's south flank, past and present.

Addresses speculative stories, rumors and blogs about the stability of the south flank of Kīlauea and the potential for a catastrophic collapse that...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 13, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 13, 2018

New fissures 17 and 18 erupt today

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 12, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 12, 2018

New fissure (number 16) erupts this morning, northeast of fissures 1-15

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 11, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 11, 2018

Clear views into the deep cavity at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Volcano Watch — It's an extraordinary time on Kīlauea Volcano!

Volcano Watch — It's an extraordinary time on Kīlauea Volcano!

Last week's Volcano Watch focused on the East Rift Zone eruption, which continues to impact the lower Puna District on the Island of Hawai‘i. Changes...

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New Hawai'i Interagency Vog Information Dashboard (from IVHHN)

New Hawai'i Interagency Vog Information Dashboard (from IVHHN)

The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN) has a new resource for the current eruptive activity and associated hazards at Kīlauea...

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Initial summary of explosion hazards at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano

Initial summary of explosion hazards at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano

The Preliminary Analysis of Current Explosion Hazards at the Summit of Kilauea Volcano, May 8, 2018 - Cooperator Report to Hawaii Volcanoes National...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 10, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 10, 2018

A pause in the eruption, but ground cracks are widening and new steaming areas have appeared
 

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 23, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 23, 2018

Activity continues in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 9, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 9, 2018

Short-lived explosion at Halema‘uma‘u crater, 8:27 a.m. HST

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