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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 - November 23, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 23, 2014

Small surface flow near crack system west of Kahoe Homesteads

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Volcano Watch — HVO Looks Ahead While There's a Break(Out) in the Activity

Volcano Watch — HVO Looks Ahead While There's a Break(Out) in the Activity

U.S. Geological Survey scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), scanning HVO's Kīlauea East Rift Zone webcam images, noted a new breakout...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 20, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 20, 2014

Breakouts remain active around ground crack system and well site

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 19, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 19, 2014

Lowermost breakout in crack system north of abandoned well site

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 17, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 17, 2014

Stalled lava flows near Pāhoa and activity upslope of Cemetery Road/AP‘A‘ā Street

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 16, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 16, 2014

Sluggish breakouts remain active near cemetery, with additional breakouts upslope

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 15, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 15, 2014

Active breakouts persist on June 27th flow

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 14, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 14, 2014

Breakouts remain active upslope of stalled flow front

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Volcano Watch — Coming up for air in lower Puna

Volcano Watch — Coming up for air in lower Puna

The past several weeks have been full of suspense and emotion for residents of the lower Puna District of the Island of Hawai‘i. Rather than being...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 13, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 13, 2014

Transfer Station Lava Terminus

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 12, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 12, 2014

June 27th flow lobes active upslope and downslope from AP‘A‘ā Street

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 11, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 11, 2014

Inflation of June 27th flow near AP‘A‘ā Street continues

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