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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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October 17, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 17, 2012

Aerial views of Halema‘uma‘u 'overlook' vent lava lake.

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October 14, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 14, 2012

Lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u overlook vent at high level.

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October 11, 2012

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano's summit vent plays a multisensory symphony

On trade wind days, which prevail much of the year, visitors to Kīlauea's summit are greeted by the majestic sight of a towering eruption plume that...

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October 5, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 5, 2012

Videos of lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u overlook vent.

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October 4, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 4, 2012

Active flows in the upper portion of Royal Gardens subdivision.

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October 4, 2012

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcanic Rift Zones subside whether or not they host geothermal developments

Recently, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists have been asked if Hawai‘i Island's geothermal development causes subsidence of the ground surface...

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September 27, 2012

Volcano Watch — Will drilling into magma start a volcanic eruption?

It seems logical that if underground magma can start an eruption by forcing its way to the surface, one might also start an eruption by opening a...

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September 25, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 25, 2012

Active flows in the upper portion of Royal Gardens subdivision.

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September 20, 2012

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea’s 1971 Southwest Rift Zone Eruption: A First in 52 Years

On September 24, 1971, Kīlauea’s southwest rift zone erupted for the first time in 52 years.

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September 14, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 14, 2012

Lava pond still active in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

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September 13, 2012

Volcano Watch — Lake Waiau is part of Mauna Kea's glacial past

As days get shorter and nights cooler, we look to the summits of majestic Mauna Kea after rainstorms to see whether there might be a cap of pure white...

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September 11, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 11, 2012

A closer look at the active flows above the pali.

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