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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 11, 2004

Volcano Watch — Chronology of a volcanic disaster

The worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century occurred in 1902 on Martinique, an island in the French West Indies.

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March 5, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 5, 2004

In and out of Pu`u `O`o

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March 4, 2004

Volcano Watch — Two tiny kipuka tell secrets about Kīlauea's past

About 2.5 km (1.5 miles) down the Hilina Pali Road in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park are two tiny kipuka that help geologists decipher obscure parts...

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March 2, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 2, 2004

Dave's pit vent active inside Pu`u `O`o

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March 2, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 2, 2004

Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater lava flow.

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February 27, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 27, 2004

Murky day near Pu`u `O`o

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February 26, 2004

Volcano Watch — Eruptions help cool interior of Earth—but there's a long way to go

People frequently ask, "What's with all these eruptions I hear about? Is volcanic activity increasing?" Indeed, a plot of reported eruptions over the...

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February 22, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 22, 2004

View of activity south of Pu`u `O`o

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February 20, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 20, 2004

Breakout and spatter cone

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February 19, 2004

Volcano Watch — Hawai'i Earthquake Machine Rumbles On

In 2003, the seismic data analysts at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) examined and archived 10,591 earthquakes on the...

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February 15, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 15, 2004

Incandescence at Pu`u `O`o on a Sunday morning

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February 13, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 13, 2004

Outside of Pu`u `O`o

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