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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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March 28, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 28, 2012

Breakouts on the coastal plain.

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March 24, 2012

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.9 earthquake deep beneath Honomū area, Island of Hawaiʻi

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.9 earthquakelocated beneath the Island of Hawai‘i on Saturday...

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March 22, 2012

Volcano Watch — HVO Website gets some cool new improvements

Many here on the Big Island and around the world enjoy tracking volcanic activity in Hawai‘i through the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Website. The...

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March 20, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 20, 2012

Sluggish activity on the flow field.

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March 16, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 16, 2012

Continued flow activity on the coastal plain.

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March 15, 2012

Volcano Watch — Royal Gardens in Kīlauea's crosshairs again

If you follow HVO's daily updates on Kīlauea's east rift zone eruption, you are likely aware that the few remaining kipuka in the Royal Gardens...

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March 8, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 8, 2012

Active pāhoehoe on the coastal plain.

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March 8, 2012

Volcano Watch — Volcweb: A new public tool for exploring earthquakes on Hawai‘i

Recently the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) launched Volcweb, an interactive portal for exploring earthquake information on the Hawaiian Islands...

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March 6, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 6, 2012

Mauna Loa looms behind HVO and Jaggar Museum. Halema‘uma‘u lava lake and channelized flow on pali.

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March 1, 2012

Volcano Watch — Why do swarms of earthquakes occur around the Ka‘ōiki Pali?

This question stems from the earthquake swarm that occurred near Nāmakanipaio Campground along the north end of the Ka‘ōiki Pali on February 22-24...

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February 24, 2012

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 24, 2012

Thermal overlay shows active flow front in Royal Gardens subdivision.

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February 24, 2012

USGS HVO Press Release — Earthquake Swarm Continues Between Kīlauea and Mauna Loa Volcanoes

Hawai‘i ISLAND, Hawai‘i — The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) has recorded more than 100 earthquakes in a swarm that began...

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