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Short-lived explosion at Halema‘uma‘u crater, 8:27 a.m. HST

The steady lowering of the lava lake in "Overlook crater" within HALEMAUMAU at the summit of KILAUEA Volcano has raised the potential for explosive...

Representatives of the news media are invited to join a telephone briefing for the latest updates on Kīlauea's volcanic activity and its impacts.

Cracks and fissures in lower East Rift Zone

Yellowstone National Park is an incredible natural laboratory. Researchers from around the world travel to Yellowstone every year to conduct...

Kīlauea East Rift Zone Eruption—Day 5

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory was unable to issue "Volcano Watch" by its regular Thursday deadline on May 3 due to unfolding events on Kīlauea...

Summit lava lake keeps dropping

View of new fissure from Luana Street near fissure 2 and 7, Leilani Estates

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Friday, May 4, 2018, at approximately 12:32 p.m...