Volcano Watch

Lava flowing from Kīlauea's ongoing eruption finally made its way to the ocean once again a couple of weeks ago. And for the first time in nearly a...

In the next 10 days, HVO loses two of its most dynamic research scientists. Peter Cervelli transfers to the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage...

Hawaiians had several stories about how their islands were formed. One version has Papa and Wakea mating and giving birth to the islands. The Big...

Every day at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, we scan incoming data from field instruments that will warn of new volcanic activity on the island...

Colossal natural disasters have been fodder for Hollywood movies long enough that we can recognize the basic recipe. A pinch of fact, a fistful of...

Much of the work done by the HVO staff depends on field activities. Either scientists and technicians visit field sites to make observations and...

On April 6, 2004, Anatahan volcano in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) awakened from five months of slumber since its first...

A series of small earthquakes struck the Three Sisters volcanic center in the central Oregon Cascades on March 23-25. At the same time, staff members...

You may have read in the news lately about the island of Kaho`olawe, the target isle. After suffering years of degradation, first by feral goats, then...

Seismometers located across the island detect earthquakes and radio the electronic signals back to HVO. The arrival of the signals at HVO might seem...