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The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-5.0 earthquake on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at approximately 10:31 a...

Eruption begins on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone

The intrusion of molten rock into the lower East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano reached the surface in the late afternoon on May 3 in a part of Leilani...

Several sets of new, small ground cracks observed on roads around Leilani Estates subdivision

The USGS Volcano Notification Service (VNS) is a free service that sends automatic notices (emails or texts) about volcanic activity at U.S. monitored...

Changes on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone

Kīlauea summit lava lake level drops with deflation

Repeated overflows onto the Halema‘uma‘u crater floor

The past few weeks have been exciting for volcano watchers on the Island of Hawai‘i, especially for visitors to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park’s...

Large overflow onto Halema‘uma‘u crater floor