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Volcano Watch — HVO’s ongoing recovery from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption

Volcano Watch — HVO’s ongoing recovery from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption

Communities on the Island of Hawai‘i continue to recover from Kīlauea’s 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption and summit collapse as does the USGS...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 15, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 15, 2021

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

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 10, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 10, 2021

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at 3:21 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u crater...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 8, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 8, 2021

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at 3:21 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u crater...

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Volcano Watch — A cloud of ten thousand points: terrestrial laser scanning of Halemaʻumaʻu

Volcano Watch — A cloud of ten thousand points: terrestrial laser scanning of Halemaʻumaʻu

Scientists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) largely rely on aerial data collection for making maps of ongoing eruptions at Kīlauea. Most...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 29, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 29, 2021

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

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Volcano Watch — The refilling of Halemaʻumaʻu crater

Volcano Watch — The refilling of Halemaʻumaʻu crater

Halemaʻumaʻu crater has undergone repeated changes during the past two centuries. Prior to 1924, the size and shape of the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 23, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 23, 2021

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

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 19, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 19, 2021

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

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Volcano Watch — 30 years of Volcano Watch

Volcano Watch — 30 years of Volcano Watch

It’s hard to believe that the “Volcano Watch” weekly article and volcano activity update started 30 years ago. On November 3, 1991, the USGS Hawaiian...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 18, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 18, 2021

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

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 17, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 17, 2021

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

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