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Daily updates about ongoing eruptions, recent images and videos of summit and East Rift Zone volcanic activity, maps, and data about recent earthquakes in Hawaii are posted on the HVO website. 

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and colleagues.

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Kīlauea Status Report — upper East Rift Zone earthquake swarm

Kīlauea Status Report — upper East Rift Zone earthquake swarm

Kīlauea's upper East Rift Zone, beneath Chain of Craters Road within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, has been experiencing a seismic swarm that began...

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Volcano Watch — In Remembrance of Ed Brown, HVO ‘Ohana

Volcano Watch — In Remembrance of Ed Brown, HVO ‘Ohana

On May 15, 2024, our friend and colleague Ed Brown, Associate Director for Infrastructure and Facilities for the USGS Volcano Science Center (VSC)...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Webcam upgrade for Kīlauea summit and Southwest Rift Zone

Photo and Video Chronology — Webcam upgrade for Kīlauea summit and Southwest Rift Zone

The KPcam, a webcam on the flank of Mauna Loa that looks south towards Kīlauea summit and the Southwest Rift Zone, was upgraded on June 25 by HVO...

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Volcano Watch — Petrologists gather to discuss challenges and goals in understanding Kīlauea chemistry

Volcano Watch — Petrologists gather to discuss challenges and goals in understanding Kīlauea chemistry

During the most active portion of their life cycle, called the shield stage, Hawaiian volcanoes erupt frequently and mostly produce a rock type called...

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Volcano Watch — A decade later, remembering the Pāhoa lava flow crisis

Volcano Watch — A decade later, remembering the Pāhoa lava flow crisis

Over the past few years, eruptions of Kīlauea volcano on the Island of Hawai‘i have happened in remote regions and lava flows have not directly...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Images of the June 3 fissure eruption from Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone

Photo and Video Chronology - Images of the June 3 fissure eruption from Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone

The eruption that began on Monday, June 3, southwest of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has ended. Tremor and...

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Volcano Watch — Keeping up with Kīlauea

Volcano Watch — Keeping up with Kīlauea

Kīlauea began erupting from fissures southwest of Kaluapele (the summit caldera) just after midnight on June 3; the eruption ceased just nine hours...

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Kīlauea Volcano Activity Notice — status downgrade to ADVISORY/YELLOW, eruption paused with limited hazards

Kīlauea Volcano Activity Notice — status downgrade to ADVISORY/YELLOW, eruption paused with limited hazards

The Kīlauea eruption is paused in a remote location within the national park and does not pose an immediate threat to human life or critical...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Fissure Eruption in Kīlauea Volcano's Southwest Rift Zone, June 3, 2024

Photo and Video Chronology - Fissure Eruption in Kīlauea Volcano's Southwest Rift Zone, June 3, 2024

Kīlauea volcano is erupting. A new eruption began at approximately 12:30 a.m. HST on Monday, June 3, about 4 km (2.5 miles) southwest of Kaluapele...

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Kīlauea Status Report - eruption paused

Kīlauea Status Report - eruption paused

The eruption that began southwest of Kīlauea’s summit at approximately 12:30 a.m. HST this morning, June 3, has paused. However, activity in this...

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Kīlauea Volcano Activity Notice — status downgrade to WATCH/ORANGE, eruption continues with limited hazards

Kīlauea Volcano Activity Notice — status downgrade to WATCH/ORANGE, eruption continues with limited hazards

Kīlauea eruption is currently ongoing but is taking place in a remote location within the national park, is low in eruptive volume, and does not pose...

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Kīlauea Volcano Activity Notice — Status Upgrade to WARNING/RED, eruption south of summit caldera

Kīlauea Volcano Activity Notice — Status Upgrade to WARNING/RED, eruption south of summit caldera

Kīlauea volcano is erupting. A new eruption began at approximately 12:30 a.m. HST on Monday, June 3, likely about a mile (1-2 km) south of Kīlauea...

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