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USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Don Swanson was recently named as the recipient of two prestigious awards.

Lava covers part of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater floor

Despite not being in the headlines, Mauna Loa continues to be in a state of unrest based on seismic and deformation monitoring data.

Current configuration of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater

On Friday, February 12, at 9:23 a.m., HST, a magnitude-4.1 earthquake occurred beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank.

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.1 earthquakelocated beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank on...

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

In recent weeks, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) has received a number of calls from local residents saying essentially: "Hey, is...

In 1880–1881, a lava flow from Mauna Loa came very close to entering Hilo Bay.

As the 2016 Volcano Awareness Month comes to an end, so too does our series of "Volcano Watch" articles exploring the geology of the Hawaiian Islands...