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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 - August 9, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 9, 2003

Breakout after inflation

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 7, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 7, 2003

Two last views of a skylight

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 5, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 5, 2003

Lava does the two step: Holei and Paliuli

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 4, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 4, 2003

Cascades continue on Holei Pali

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 3, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 3, 2003

Lava cascades on Holei Pali

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Volcano Watch — A stone ice cream cone at the 1969 fissure along Chain of Craters Road

Volcano Watch — A stone ice cream cone at the 1969 fissure along Chain of Craters Road

An eruption on May 24, 1969, created a wonderful but underappreciated visitor attraction in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, accessible to almost...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 1, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 1, 2003

Sweeping breakout 600 m from Paliuli and later aerial views

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 31, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 31, 2003

Kohola lava on coastal flat

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Volcano Watch — The age of youngest volcanic rocks varies greatly among the Hawaiian Islands

Volcano Watch — The age of youngest volcanic rocks varies greatly among the Hawaiian Islands

It's an easy question to answer, "how old is the youngest volcanic rock on the Big Island?" With Kīlauea in virtually continuous eruption, the...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 27, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 27, 2003

Scenes of lava in western tongue of Kohola

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Volcano Watch — Awareness does not necessarily mean preparedness

Volcano Watch — Awareness does not necessarily mean preparedness

It was heartening to see several delegates at last week's Cities on Volcanoes 3 (COV3) conference who were former students of the Center for the Study...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 23, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 23, 2003

Lava lazily moves away from Paliuli

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