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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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January 15, 2015

Volcano Watch — Satellites are now an essential tool for tracking lava flows

As part of Volcano Awareness Month, our January Volcano Watch articles are addressing how the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) responds to...

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January 13, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 13, 2015

Active breakouts persist upslope of stalled flow tip

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January 8, 2015

Volcano Watch — Communicating information during a lava flow crisis

January 2015 marks the 6th annual Volcano Awareness Month on the Island of Hawai‘i.

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January 6, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 6, 2015

Kīlauea's East Rift Zone lava flow still active

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January 1, 2015

Volcano Watch — Plumbing the depths of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

January 3, 2015, marks the 32nd anniversary of the ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone. Over that time, Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has...

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December 30, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 30, 2014

No change in activity at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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December 25, 2014

Volcano Watch — What does it take to successfully divert a lava flow?

In discussions about lava diversion, Italy and Iceland are often touted as places where lava flows have been successfully diverted. But what did it...

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December 25, 2014