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The sunny days we have been having lately are a welcome relief from the seemingly endless rains that dominated the skies earlier this year. With the...

An earthquake of magnitude-4.4 (preliminary) was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on July 27, 10:03 A.M. HST.

Kīlauea Volcano and Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park have given millions of people an opportunity to witness the creation of new crust at the earth's...

The coming week will see a marked change in the way the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) publishes its updates on activities at the three volcanoes...

In recent weeks, new lava flows have broken out from the active lava tube system between the Pu`u `O`o vent and the ocean. These include a brief but...

This week, HVO bade farewell to Marie Edmonds and Richard "Ricky" Herd, who have been working at the observatory since February 2004. Both came to HVO...

Gas pistons within the Drainhole vent at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

Lava breakout from the PKK lava tube at East Lae‘apuki.

As if to remind us that active volcanoes are in the region, a billowing column of volcanic gases has been spewing from Anatahan Volcano in the...

On a clear summer day in 1897, a newly-minted Harvard Ph.D. geologist led a field party into a remote hot springs area of what is now Yellowstone...