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Thermal image sequence of summit lava lake motion.

Lava flows at forest boundary northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawaii — Hawaii’s long history of destructive earthquakes and actions that residents can take to reduce injury during the next one...

Kahauale‘a 2 source vent and Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, views of Kahauale‘a 2 flow, and the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake.
 

Photo of HVO on the Jaggar Museum near the summit of Kīlauea. Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and northeast spatter cone.

Small explosion at Halema‘uma‘u.

Ocean entry near Kupapa‘u Point hangs on. Rain, steam, smoke, and lava. Lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u at a relatively high level.

Variable weather and extreme weather events are familiar here in Hawai‘i nei. While we were lucky in the gentle passing of tropical storm Flossie a...

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude 4.8 earthquakebeneath the Island of Hawai‘i on Sunday, August 11...

Satellite view of activity at summit and east rift zone.