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USGS HVO Information Statement—Magnitude-4.3 and 4.6 earthquakes east-northeast of Pāhala, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement—Magnitude-4.3 and 4.6 earthquakes east-northeast of Pāhala, Island of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.3 earthquake on Friday, April 15, at 01:58:25 a.m., HST...

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Volcano Watch — From Mauna Loa or Kīlauea? A Geologic Whodunnit

Volcano Watch — From Mauna Loa or Kīlauea? A Geologic Whodunnit

Mauna Loa and Kīlauea are the two most active volcanoes on the Island of Hawai‘i, and they have overlapping eruption histories. They are located in...

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Volcanoes and USGS Volcano Science: Just the Facts

Volcanoes and USGS Volcano Science: Just the Facts

Volcanoes are an incredible feature of Earth’s geologic environment – at once awe-inspiring and terrifying. They remind us that the planet we call...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – April 8, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – April 8, 2022

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

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Volcano Watch — How tephra deposits unlock the secrets of Kīlauea volcano’s explosive past

Volcano Watch — How tephra deposits unlock the secrets of Kīlauea volcano’s explosive past

I think the Island of Hawaiʻi is one of the most magical places on Earth. You can literally see land in the making when one of the volcanoes is...

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Volcano Watch — The 2018 eruption of Kīlauea was big on a global scale

Volcano Watch — The 2018 eruption of Kīlauea was big on a global scale

The 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano had devastating effects on the lower Puna district, destroying hundreds of homes, burying subdivisions, and...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 30, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 30, 2022

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

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New USGS Data Release: Thermal camera data for the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, 2019–2022

New USGS Data Release: Thermal camera data for the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, 2019–2022

This data release includes images from a stationary thermal camera poised on the western caldera rim, with the camera providing a continuous record of...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 17, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 17, 2022

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

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Volcano Watch — New instrument with new potential: the Absolute Quantum Gravimeter

Volcano Watch — New instrument with new potential: the Absolute Quantum Gravimeter

As the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) continually improves our monitoring and eruption response capabilities, we acquired a new, state-of-the...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 16, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 16, 2022

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

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 14, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 14, 2022

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

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