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Halema‘uma‘u lava lake continues to rise
 

Rising lava level in Halema‘uma‘u Crater

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Breakouts continue northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

Lava erupting from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō since mid-March 2015 has spread slowly and irregularly across three areas located within about 7 km (4 mi) from the vent...

April 1, 2015, marked the 69th anniversary of the 1946 tsunami that devastated the Island of Hawai‘i, causing widespread damage and taking 159 lives.

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō continue

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.5 earthquakelocated near Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawai‘i...

Since February 19, 2015 an ongoing series of small earthquakes has been occurring approximately 5 miles southeast of the summit of Mount Shasta, near...