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USGS HVO Press Release — Flurry of earthquakes on Kīlauea Volcano's upper East Rift Zone

USGS HVO Press Release — Flurry of earthquakes on Kīlauea Volcano's upper East Rift Zone

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) reports that, starting just before 6:00 a.m. HST Sunday morning, March 5, 2017, a...

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Monitoring Alaska’s Remote and Restless Bogoslof Volcano

Monitoring Alaska’s Remote and Restless Bogoslof Volcano

Bogoslof volcano, located in the Aleutian Islands about 98 km (61 mi) northwest of Dutch Harbor/Unalaska, is in an active eruption sequence that began...

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Volcano Watch — Pulsing magma supply detected at Kīlauea

Volcano Watch — Pulsing magma supply detected at Kīlauea

This is the story of how a new concept—slowly pulsing magma supply to Kīlauea—emerged from observations of the Overlook lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 2, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 2, 2017

Sluggish breakout on Kīlauea Volcano's coastal plain remains active

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Volcano Watch — Remotely measuring the temperature of Kīlauea lava

Volcano Watch — Remotely measuring the temperature of Kīlauea lava

In early December 2016, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA visited Kīlauea Volcano to experiment with a portable, ground-based camera...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 22, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 22, 2017

61g coastal lava flow remains active

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude 4.6 earthquake northwest of the Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude 4.6 earthquake northwest of the Island of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.6 earthquake between the Islands of Hawai‘i and Maui on Friday...

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Volcano Watch — NASA practices for Mars exploration on Kīlauea Volcano

Volcano Watch — NASA practices for Mars exploration on Kīlauea Volcano

A simulated Mars landing mission unfolded on Kīlauea Volcano for two weeks in September 2016.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 14, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 14, 2017

A Valentine's Day view of Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 12, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 12, 2017

High-tech instruments track volcanic gases at Kīlauea Volcano

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Volcano Watch — High-flying NASA aircraft instruments simulate future satellite images over Hawaiian volcanoes

Volcano Watch — High-flying NASA aircraft instruments simulate future satellite images over Hawaiian volcanoes

From late January through February, 2017, NASA is conducting this high-altitude airborne remote sensing data collection campaign over the State of...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 8, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 8, 2017

"Firehose flow" visible from public lava viewing area

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