Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

News

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.

Filter Total Items: 3506
Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 10, 2013

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 10, 2013

Lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Overlook vent, small lava lake in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō overflows crater, small ‘a‘ā flow on lower pali in Royal Gardens, and Lava flows...

Read Article
Volcano Watch — Kīlauea's current eruption is a natural laboratory for volcanologists

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea's current eruption is a natural laboratory for volcanologists

Welcome to the 4th annual Volcano Awareness month!

Read Article
USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake on the South Flank of Kīlauea Volcano

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake on the South Flank of Kīlauea Volcano

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude 4.4 earthquakelocated beneath Kīlauea volcano's south flank on...

Read Article
Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 4, 2013

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 4, 2013

Lava continues to enter the ocean around Kupapa`u Point.

Read Article
Volcano Watch — Kīlauea's ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption turns 30

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea's ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption turns 30

January 3, 2013, marks the 30th anniversary of Kīlauea's ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption. Simplifying the past three decades into a single short article...

Read Article
Volcano Watch — The Kīlauea Visit that was a Prelude to Revolution

Volcano Watch — The Kīlauea Visit that was a Prelude to Revolution

To the scientists who monitor the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, the scene in this photo seems familiar. A rising lava lake forms a symmetrical, perched lava pond...

Read Article
Volcano Watch — A holiday visit to exotic El Chichón volcano

Volcano Watch — A holiday visit to exotic El Chichón volcano

'Tis the season for holiday travel, & in this week's Volcano Watch, we will visit El Chichón Volcano, in Chiapas, Mexico. While there are some notable...

Read Article
Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 14, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 14, 2012

Ocean entry and coastal plain breakouts remain active.

Read Article
Volcano Watch — Kīlauea's past doesn’t lie: what happened once can happen again

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea's past doesn’t lie: what happened once can happen again

It is natural for most people, including scientists, to think that the aim of a volcano observatory is to observe and measure ongoing activity...

Read Article
Volcano Watch — Jaggar achieves significant science in HVO's first year but at great personal cost

Volcano Watch — Jaggar achieves significant science in HVO's first year but at great personal cost

After years of fund-raising, Thomas Jaggar, Jr., finally got the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) up and running at Kīlauea Volcano in January 1912...

Read Article
Volcano Watch — As HVO's centennial year ends, a New Year of volcanic milestones begins

Volcano Watch — As HVO's centennial year ends, a New Year of volcanic milestones begins

Although Kīlauea's eruptive activity has been relatively uneventful the past 11 months, the consensus at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is...

Read Article
USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.3 Earthquake Occurred near Lō‘ihi Seamount

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.3 Earthquake Occurred near Lō‘ihi Seamount

An earthquake of magnitude-4.3 was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on November 24, 2012 at 17:59 HST.

 

Read Article