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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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Volcano Watch — The ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption is full of anniversaries

Volcano Watch — The ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption is full of anniversaries

The longest-lived and most voluminous rift-zone eruption of Kīlauea Volcano in more than 500 years—the ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption—began in January...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 15, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 15, 2017

Flow front stalled on coastal plain

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Volcano Watch — Thermal Cameras Keep a Cool Eye on Hot Lava

Volcano Watch — Thermal Cameras Keep a Cool Eye on Hot Lava

Thermal cameras have been used by volcanologists around the world for many years to study volcanic processes and search for signs of impending...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 9, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 9, 2017

Activity continues on the 61g flow field and at the ocean entry

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 7, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 7, 2017

Time-lapse sequence shows Halema‘uma‘u gas plume

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Volcano Watch — What was happening at Kīlauea Volcano ten years ago?

Volcano Watch — What was happening at Kīlauea Volcano ten years ago?

Kīlauea has now passed the one-year anniversary of the episode 61g lava flow reaching the Pacific Ocean. But what was this busy volcano up to a decade...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 31, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 31, 2017

Kamokuna lava delta subsidence continues

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.2 earthquake between the Islands of Maui and Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.2 earthquake between the Islands of Maui and Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquake in the ‘Alenuihāhā Channel between the Islands of...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 29, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 29, 2017

Summit lava lake level continues dropping

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 28, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 28, 2017

Time-lapse sequence of lava delta subsidence at ocean entry

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Volcano Watch — Largest Hawaiian earthquake in a decade reminds us to be prepared

Volcano Watch — Largest Hawaiian earthquake in a decade reminds us to be prepared

On June 8, 2017, many Island of Hawai‘i residents were awakened by a sharp jolt just past 7 a.m. This natural wake-up call was caused by a magnitude-5...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 25, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 25, 2017

Weak, scattered breakouts on the coastal plain

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