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Rainbow over Halema‘uma‘u and the water lake

The recent first anniversary of the appearance of water at Kīlauea's summit is a reminder of how much has changed since the end of the 2018 eruption...

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquake located on the south part of the Island of Hawai‘i...

Timelapse showing typical activity at Kīlauea's summit water lake

On July 25, 2019, ponded water was first observed within Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano. Over the past twelve months, the USGS Hawaiian...

Continued slow rise of water in Halema‘uma‘u

A look at the past year of Kīlauea's summit water lake

Water was first observed at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, one year ago. Since then, the body of water has slo...

No significant changes at Kīlauea's summit water lake

Views of the 2018 lower East Rift Zone lava flow field along Highway 132