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The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.6 earthquake located beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank on...

No significant changes at Kīlauea's summit water lake

Continued slow rise of water in Halema‘uma‘u

On June 27, 1952, an eruption started at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, ending a period of quiescence that had lasted nearly 18 years.

HVO has updated the Geology & History webpages for Kīlauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes. These pages now include maps and links to revised tables...

As many people have noted, the last global pandemic was raging one hundred years ago.  Kīlauea was erupting 100 years ago, although it was certainly...

Virtual flyover of Kīlauea summit

Overflight of Kīlauea's summit

If you were around the Island of Hawai‘i—or even other Hawaiian Islands, or Guam!—between May and August of 2018, you likely know that Kīlauea’s lower...

The recently published "Geospatial database of the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i" contains data used to construct...