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On Tuesday, July 26, at 5:46 p.m. HST, a magnitude-4.3 earthquake occurred 6 miles (9 km) ENE of Pāhala, Island of Hawaiʻi at a depth of 21 mi (34 km)...

Frank A. Trusdell, a research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), recently received a Meritorious Service...

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory conducted a geology monitoring overflight of Kīlauea summit on July 19, 2022.

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u crater, in...

What makes a volcano a volcano? This was the topic of a “Volcano Watch” article about 20 years ago. Recent questions from visitors suggest this...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Special Reports published in 1912, 1917, 1938, 1949, and 1950 have been added to the USGS Publications Warehouse and made...

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u crater, in...

The volcanic gas plume at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is often the most visible indication of the ongoing...

Note to Editors: In the public interest and in accordance with FAA regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is hosting a community meeting at the Pahoa Community Center on July 7 from 6-7:30 PM about an upcoming...