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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 — Inflation of Mauna Loa Volcano slows

Volcano Watch — Inflation of Mauna Loa Volcano slows

The inflation of Mauna Loa Volcano that started last year appears to be slowing down. From May 2002 until very recently, continuously recording...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 22, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 22, 2003

New breakouts high on Mother's Day tube

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 20, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 20, 2003

Flowing out of sight

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 19, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 19, 2003

Morning after Full Wolf Moon

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 17, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 17, 2003

From Pu`u `O`o to coast

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Volcano Watch — Mahalo for helping us celebrate Pu`u `O`o's 20th Anniversary

Volcano Watch — Mahalo for helping us celebrate Pu`u `O`o's 20th Anniversary

On January 4, as lava flowed from the Pu`u `O`o cone 11 km (7 miles) to the south shoreline of Kilauea Volcano, the staff of the Hawaiian Volcano...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 14, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 14, 2003

Flow front seaward of Paliuli

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 10, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 10, 2003

Paliuli in the afternoon

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Iki's lava lake has finally crystallized

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Iki's lava lake has finally crystallized

Forty-three years have passed since the November 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption. This eruption, which lasted 36 days, is perhaps best known for lava...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 9, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 9, 2003

Trickle on Paliuli

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 8, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 8, 2003

Star light, star bright

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 7, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 7, 2003

Lava on Paliuli

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