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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 - August 12, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 12, 2016

Flow "61g" still active

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea summit lava lake explosion reminds us of significant, ongoing hazards around Halema‘uma‘u Crater

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea summit lava lake explosion reminds us of significant, ongoing hazards around Halema‘uma‘u Crater

At 10:02 p.m., HST, on Saturday, August 6, a section of altered, thermally-stressed rock enclosing the Halema‘uma‘u Crater lava lake detached from the...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 8, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 8, 2016

Explosive event at Kīlauea Volcano's summit

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 5, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 5, 2016

Ocean entry widens

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EarthView–Kilauea, Mauna Loa Volcanoes Shape the Face of Hawaii

EarthView–Kilauea, Mauna Loa Volcanoes Shape the Face of Hawaii

3 Satellites, 2 Volcanoes, 1 Stunning Series: This Week's EarthView!

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Volcano Watch — Hawai‘i's role in reducing volcanic risk around the world

Volcano Watch — Hawai‘i's role in reducing volcanic risk around the world

2016 International Training Program course brings together scientists and technicians from around the globe to learn about and practice volcano...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 2, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 2, 2016

Ocean entry less robust today

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 30, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 30, 2016

Pāhoehoe lava oozes toward sea cliff

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Volcano Watch — Beware the perilous beauty of lava entering the ocean

Volcano Watch — Beware the perilous beauty of lava entering the ocean

Lava erupting from the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō vent entered the ocean along Kīlauea Volcano's south coast this past week for the first time since 2013—perhaps the...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 27, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 27, 2016

Ocean entry continues

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 26, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 26, 2016

Lava flow reaches the ocean

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 25, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 25, 2016

Lava flow crosses the emergency access road

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