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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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January 8, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 8, 2003

Star light, star bright

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January 7, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 7, 2003

Lava on Paliuli

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January 5, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 5, 2003

Highcastle highlights

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January 2, 2003

Volcano Watch — What if there'd been no Pu‘u ‘O‘o eruption?

The 20th birthday of the Pu`u O`o eruption has come and gone, with lots of excellent media coverage. Let's take a different tack and think about what...

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January 2, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 2, 2003

Breakout near the coast

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December 26, 2002

Volcano Watch — The year in earthquake review

As we approach the end of 2002, we pause to look back at the year. What can we say about earthquakes in 2002?

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December 19, 2002

Volcano Watch — Scientists explore Mauna Loa's submarine flanks

Last month, some readers may have noticed a ship cruising back and forth off South Point and the South Kona districts of the Island of Hawai`i.

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December 12, 2002

Volcano Watch — 'Tis the season for tinsel and trees: celebrating Hawai`i's own unusual trees

This is the season when the aroma of pine and fir greets KTA supermarket shoppers as they arrive to buy their fish and poi. Although more than 60,000...

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December 2, 2002

Volcano Watch — Coexisting with volcanoes

Volcanoes have been in the news a lot lately: Etna (Italy), Reventador (Ecuador), Pago (New Britain, Papua New Guinea), Popocatepetl (Mexico)-even our...

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November 27, 2002

Volcano Watch — Large earthquakes and inflated or inflating volcanoes

Friday, November 29, marked the 27th anniversary of the second largest earthquake to occur in Hawai`i. The magnitude-7.2 earthquake originated beneath...

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November 21, 2002

Volcano Watch — New insights from old ash

Many people remember that Mount St. Helens erupted with terrible ferocity on May 18, 1980, after a long dormant period. In fact, this is the date now...

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November 14, 2002

Volcano Watch — Massive Alaskan earthquake rocks the mainland

On November 3, one of the largest recorded earthquakes to strike the U.S. mainland rocked the interior of Alaska. The quake caused countless...

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