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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 missing slow slip events on Kīlauea’s south flank

Volcano Watch — The missing slow slip events on Kīlauea’s south flank

Over the past two decades, both scientists and members of the public have anticipated the occurrence of slow slip events (SSEs) on Kīlauea’s south...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 17, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 17, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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Volcano Watch — Comparing crises: Mauna Loa 1984 vs Mauna Loa 2022

Volcano Watch — Comparing crises: Mauna Loa 1984 vs Mauna Loa 2022

Mauna Loa’s recent eruption is still fresh in the minds of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists and Island of Hawai‘i residents. Now is a...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 12, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 12, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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Volcano Watch — On the road again: Chasing Mauna Loa’s gas plume

Volcano Watch — On the road again: Chasing Mauna Loa’s gas plume

When Mauna Loa erupted in November 2022 for the first time in nearly forty years, one of the main concerns was the lava and where it would flow. But...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 2, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 2, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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Volcano Watch — Deep electrical studies of Kīlauea complete the circuit in 2023

Volcano Watch — Deep electrical studies of Kīlauea complete the circuit in 2023

This new year is the final year of Kīlauea volcano projects funded by the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (H.R...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 31, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 31, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 27, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 27, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 26, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 26, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea gets weighed in

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea gets weighed in

Measurements of gravity can be used to determine how mass is distributed beneath a volcano. Microgravity surveys can measure changes in the subsurface...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 24, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 24, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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