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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 2, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 2, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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USGS HVO Information Statement — Magnitude-4.1 on Kīlauea Volcano’s south flank, Island of Hawai‘i 

USGS HVO Information Statement — Magnitude-4.1 on Kīlauea Volcano’s south flank, Island of Hawai‘i 

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

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 1, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 1, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 29, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 29, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Volcano Awareness Month 2021 Program – A virtual walk through Kīlauea Volcano’s summit history

Volcano Awareness Month 2021 Program – A virtual walk through Kīlauea Volcano’s summit history

Join USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientist emeritus Don Swanson on a virtual walk, during which you learn about the past 500 years of Kīlauea...

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Volcano Watch — Words matter: lava, not fire, but island or raft or basalt berg?

Volcano Watch — Words matter: lava, not fire, but island or raft or basalt berg?

Words matter in volcanology just as in the rest of society. Words matter among volcanologists themselves, of course, but they particularly matter in...

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Volcano Awareness Month 2021 Program – What’s happening at Kīlauea Volcano?

Volcano Awareness Month 2021 Program – What’s happening at Kīlauea Volcano?

In this talk, USGS HVO scientists who monitor the eruption that began in Halema‘uma‘u at Kīlauea Volcano’s summit on December 20, 2020, share their...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 27, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 27, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Volcano Awareness Month 2021 Program

Volcano Awareness Month 2021 Program

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is announcing a revised Volcano Awareness Month schedule of recorded programs.  Programs, which are...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 25, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 25, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 22, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 22, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Volcano Watch — A closer look at Kīlauea’s newest lava

Volcano Watch — A closer look at Kīlauea’s newest lava

Every rock on Earth is made of up a unique combination of chemical elements, and lavas/tephra formed during Hawaiian eruptions are no exception. What...

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