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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 - July 27, 2010

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 27, 2010

Second finger of lava overtopped the Hakuma horst

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 26, 2010

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 26, 2010

Narrow finger reached the ocean and lava exiting the tube poured onto growing delta

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 24, 2010

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 24, 2010

More active breakouts along Highway 137 and thick smoke from burning vegetation

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 23, 2010

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 23, 2010

Lava flow reached the north facing scarp and composite image showing the active flow front

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Volcano Watch — More rattling from last Sunday

Volcano Watch — More rattling from last Sunday

The bits of dust kicked up by last Sunday's magnitude-3.6 earthquake south of O‘ahu have settled.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 22, 2010

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 22, 2010

Flows continue to be active south of the Kalapana access road

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 20, 2010

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 20, 2010

FLows continue to be active along Highway 137

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 17, 2010

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 17, 2010

Flows reached Kalapana access road

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Volcano Watch — Reduced sulfur dioxide emissions from Kīlauea's east rift have some fans cheering

Volcano Watch — Reduced sulfur dioxide emissions from Kīlauea's east rift have some fans cheering

Like the delicate interplay between the Spanish and Dutch soccer players in the final game of the World Cup, competing forces shape our island...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 14, 2010

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 14, 2010

Thermal images showing the active flows coming down the pali and at Halema`uma`u

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Volcano Watch — Halema‘uma‘u's fickle lava pond has been unusually steady recently

Volcano Watch — Halema‘uma‘u's fickle lava pond has been unusually steady recently

If you have visited the HVO Web site recently, you may have noticed that the Halema‘uma‘u Overlook Webcam has shown exceptional views of the lava pond...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 8, 2010

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 8, 2010

Aerial photo looking directly into a skylight

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