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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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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 25, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 25, 2017

Lava continues to stream out of tube at Kamokuna ocean entry

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 24, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 24, 2017

The ups and downs of Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake

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Volcano Watch — Exploring USGS volcano observatories—Part 3: California

Volcano Watch — Exploring USGS volcano observatories—Part 3: California

This month, our Volcano Watch articles are exploring U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) volcano observatories and their connections to Hawai‘i. This week...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 19, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 19, 2017

Rising summit lava lake level improves views of spattering

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 15, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 15, 2017

Lower level of Kīlauea's summit lava lake exposes vent wall

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Volcano Watch — Exploring USGS volcano observatories—Part 2: Alaska

Volcano Watch — Exploring USGS volcano observatories—Part 2: Alaska

As part of Volcano Awareness Month, our January Volcano Watch articles are exploring the U.S. Geological Survey's volcano observatories and their...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 12, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 12, 2017

November 21 breakout remains active and Kamokuna ocean entry continues

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Volcano Watch — How well do you know USGS volcano observatories? Part 1: Cascades

Volcano Watch — How well do you know USGS volcano observatories? Part 1: Cascades

It's January 2017, and, in addition to wishing you Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year), the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) welcomes you to...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 3, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 3, 2017

Ongoing activity at Kamokuna ocean entry

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 1, 2017 -

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 1, 2017 -

Kamokuna lava delta collapse also takes part of old sea cliff

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone eruption: here's what happened in 2016

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone eruption: here's what happened in 2016

As the East Rift Zone eruption begins its 35th year, let's review what happened over the past 12 months.

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Volcano Watch — 19th century virtual reality brings Hawaiian volcano to life

Volcano Watch — 19th century virtual reality brings Hawaiian volcano to life

In 1888, Tavernier went one step further and created what we would now call a virtual reality depiction of Kīlauea volcano—the "Panorama of Kīlauea,"...

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