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Most models of geyser eruptions start with a simple assumption: eruptions occur as liquid water boils to steam. While that is largely true, if the...

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea Volcano's summit began on March 19, 2008. Since that time, Island of Hawai‘i residents have had to cope with the...

Breakouts persist northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō; small lava flows in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Don Swanson was recently named as the recipient of two prestigious awards.

Lava covers part of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater floor

Despite not being in the headlines, Mauna Loa continues to be in a state of unrest based on seismic and deformation monitoring data.

Current configuration of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater

On Friday, February 12, at 9:23 a.m., HST, a magnitude-4.1 earthquake occurred beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank.

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.1 earthquakelocated beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank on...

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō