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Volcano Watch — Seismic halfalogues: earthquakes are only part of the conversation

Volcano Watch — Seismic halfalogues: earthquakes are only part of the conversation

The journey from volcanic repose to a climactic eruption is like a mystery movie that keeps you at the edge of your seat. The story is filled with...

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New Scanning DOAS Installed at Mount St. Helens

New Scanning DOAS Installed at Mount St. Helens

The combination of a continuous MultiGAS station within Mount St. Helens' crater and the new scanning DOAS represents state-of-the-art in geochemical...

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Media Advisory: Mount St. Helens Revisited - Live Online Public Lecture

Media Advisory: Mount St. Helens Revisited - Live Online Public Lecture

You are invited to a public lecture about the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruptions.

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What causes earthquake swarms at Yellowstone?

What causes earthquake swarms at Yellowstone?

Earthquake swarms are common at Yellowstone, but why do they occur?  Are they driven by magma migration?  Water?  Steady creep along faults?  All...

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USGS HVO Information Statement — Magnitude-4.5 earthquake northeast of Pāhala, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement — Magnitude-4.5 earthquake northeast of Pāhala, Island of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.5 earthquake located beneath the south part of the Island of...

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Volcano Watch — New Instrument Measures Lava Lake with Laser 

Volcano Watch — New Instrument Measures Lava Lake with Laser 

The night sky over Kīlauea summit lit up with the glow of lava Sunday, December 20th, 2020. Deep in the caldera, the gathered lake water was boiled by...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – June 14, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – June 14, 2021

Kīlauea's summit is no longer erupting; lava supply to the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake has ceased and sulfur dioxide emissions have decreased to near pre...

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Yellowstone’s unconformity—over 60 million years of missing geologic history!

Yellowstone’s unconformity—over 60 million years of missing geologic history!

Visitors to Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park might have noticed an odd geological feature near the top of Mount Everts—an unconformity...

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Mount Hood's June 5, 2021 Earthquake

Mount Hood's June 5, 2021 Earthquake

Normal faulting? No change in volcanic hazard? Cascades Volcano Observatory geophysicists describe how they interpret earthquake data using the June 5...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – June 11, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – June 11, 2021

Kīlauea's summit is no longer erupting; lava supply to the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake has ceased and sulfur dioxide emissions have decreased to near pre...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – June 10, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – June 10, 2021

Kīlauea's summit is no longer erupting; lava supply to the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake has ceased and sulfur dioxide emissions have decreased to near pre...

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Volcano Watch — Campaign season is here! Another way HVO tracks changes on Hawaiian volcanoes

Volcano Watch — Campaign season is here! Another way HVO tracks changes on Hawaiian volcanoes

Geodetic surveys measure the change in shape of our volcanoes due to changes in magma supply and storage. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)...

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