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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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Volcano Watch — Don't daydream in low-lying places in Kīlauea caldera

Volcano Watch — Don't daydream in low-lying places in Kīlauea caldera

Nothing is more beautiful than Kīlauea caldera on a clear, crisp day. Steam escapes from a few spots inside and outside, and koa`e kea birds ride the...

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Volcano Watch — A spicy Kīlauea

Volcano Watch — A spicy Kīlauea

Want to see a spicy Kīlauea? Here's how.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 24, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 24, 2005

The glowing cone and to quench a sample

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Volcano Watch — 25 years later, what have we learned from Mount St. Helens?

Volcano Watch — 25 years later, what have we learned from Mount St. Helens?

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens. At 8:32 a.m. that Sunday morning, a magnitude-5.1 earthquake...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 16, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 16, 2005

East Kamoamoa plume and PKK skylight

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Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - May 12, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - May 12, 2005

 

Looking towards Mauna Kea volcano from the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 10, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 10, 2005

Lava pond spattering and overflow at the MLK vent.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 6, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 6, 2005

East Pond and MLK Vents to Kamoamoa

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Volcano Watch — New assessment of U.S. volcano threats points to needed monitoring improvements

Volcano Watch — New assessment of U.S. volcano threats points to needed monitoring improvements

News stories have appeared widely in the past week spotlighting the "most dangerous" volcanoes in the United States, including a few in our backyard.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 2, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 2, 2005

Spatter cone collapse at the MLK vent.

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Volcano Watch — Supersized eruptions are all the rage!

Volcano Watch — Supersized eruptions are all the rage!

Last week, several HVO scientists were accompanied to Pu`u `O`o by a film crew producing a NOVA program for PBS. The producer was interested in the...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 27, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 27, 2005

East Lae`apuki and lava tube

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