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On Thursday morning, February 1, Kīlauea Volcano had an intense swarm of small, shallow earthquakes and rapid ground deformation at the summit.

The eruption along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues with little change from past weeks. The lava is transported underground in a tube from the...

The eruption along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues with little change. Based on changes in instrumental readings recorded at the Observatory, brief...

Wednesday, January 3, marks the thirteenth anniversary of the start of the nearly continuous eruptive activity at Kīlauea Volcano. The Pu'u 'O'o...

The staff and associates of the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) extend a warm and hearty holiday greeting to all of the...

With the return of kona winds during the past few weeks, east Hawaii has been experiencing poor air quality, caused by the volcanic fume from the...

The superintendent for the parks maintenance division of the Hawaii County Parks and Recreation Department recently called the U.S. Geological Survey...

Wednesday, November 29, marks the 20th anniversary of the 1975 Kalapana earthquake, the largest earthquake to strike Hawaii since 1868. Residents were...

Seismology, the science of earthquakes and the mechanical properties of the Earth, is the primary method used to monitor the volcanoes of Hawaii and...

The eruption on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continued without any pauses this past week. The active flows are confined to the eastern side of the...