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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 — Mauna Loa signals a change as Spring arrives

Volcano Watch — Mauna Loa signals a change as Spring arrives

Each week since October 2002, seismologists at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiʻian Volcano Observatory (HVO) have provided brief synopses of the...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 23, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 23, 2005

Ka`ili`ili

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Volcano Watch — Scientists can now detect changes in a volcano's shape from space

Volcano Watch — Scientists can now detect changes in a volcano's shape from space

Volcano monitoring utilizes a wide range of methods, including the composition and emission rate of gases, earthquake activity, and ground deformation...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 10, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 10, 2005

Ka`ili`ili ocean entry and lava falls

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Volcano Watch — How long will the current eruption last?

Volcano Watch — How long will the current eruption last?

The current eruption at Kīlauea is 22 years old and counting. Residents in the down-wind direction have probably become tired of the vog and would...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 4, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 4, 2005

Cones and plumes

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Volcano Watch — Busy Pu`u `O`o produces more spatter, lava flows, and gas

Volcano Watch — Busy Pu`u `O`o produces more spatter, lava flows, and gas

The wise old saying that a photograph is worth a thousand words certainly applies to one of the longest-running volcanic shows on Earth, the eruption...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 2, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 2, 2005

East side of East Lae`apuki ocean entry

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 25, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 25, 2005

Pu`u `O`o to the ocean

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 23, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 23, 2005

East side of East Lae`apuki ocean entry

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 22, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 22, 2005

Four views of Pu`u `O`o from Pu`u Huluhulu

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 21, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 21, 2005

New ocean entry at East Lae`apuki

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