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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 - September 8, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 8, 2014

June 27th flow continues to advance north

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 6, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 6, 2014

June 27th flow remains active, with flow front moving north from ground crack

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Volcano Watch — HVO scientists are closely watching Kīlauea—and Mauna Loa

Volcano Watch — HVO scientists are closely watching Kīlauea—and Mauna Loa

Volcanoes are prominent in the news lately with new eruptions near Barbardunga volcano in Iceland and Tavurvur volcano in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, as...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 3, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 3, 2014

June 27th lava flow front emerges again from ground crack, continues advancing eastward

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 1, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 1, 2014

June 27th lava flow continues advancing eastward, with lava plunging into another ground crack

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 29, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 29, 2014

Far end of June 27th lava flow reactivates, lava spills out of steaming crack

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 28, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 28, 2014

Steaming extends northeast along ground crack, suggesting lava is advancing again along the crack

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Volcano Watch — June 27th lava flow activity continues, so stay informed!

Volcano Watch — June 27th lava flow activity continues, so stay informed!

In response to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's (HVO's) Aug. 22, 2014, news release that Kīlauea's June 27th lava flow could become a concern...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 27, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 27, 2014

Activity at flow front appears to stall but surface flows remain active behind flow front

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Volcano Watch — Do Hawaiian eruptions pose a threat to aircraft?

Volcano Watch — Do Hawaiian eruptions pose a threat to aircraft?

As we work to increase monitoring capabilities on our restless neighbor Mauna Loa Volcano, our colleagues at the The threat posed by ash injected into...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 25, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 25, 2014

Lava resurfaces along crack, continues advancing through thick forest

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 22, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 22, 2014

June 27th lava flow continues advancing northeast, with a portion entering a deep crack

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