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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 — 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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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.3 earthquake northwest of Captain Cook, Island of Hawaiʻi

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.3 earthquake northwest of Captain Cook, Island of Hawaiʻi

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.3 earthquakebeneath the Island of Hawaiʻi on Friday, July 22...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 22, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 22, 2016

Sluggish pāhoehoe breakouts advance slowly on coastal plain

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano's eruptions offer picturesque viewing opportunities

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano's eruptions offer picturesque viewing opportunities

What an exciting time for Kīlauea volcano-watchers! 

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 20, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 20, 2016

Lava flow on coastal plain still active

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 19, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 19, 2016

Flow front remains active on coastal plain, but little forward movement

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 15, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 15, 2016

Flow front slowly advancing

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Volcano Watch — Freddy fungus and Annie alga versus the volcano

Volcano Watch — Freddy fungus and Annie alga versus the volcano

On the Island of Hawai‘i, lichens are important colonists of young lava flows, particularly ‘a‘ā lava.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 12, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 12, 2016

Flow front activity persists, but advance still slow

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