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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 — New instrument with new potential: the Absolute Quantum Gravimeter

Volcano Watch — New instrument with new potential: the Absolute Quantum Gravimeter

As the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) continually improves our monitoring and eruption response capabilities, we acquired a new, state-of-the...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 16, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 16, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Intermittent lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 14, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 14, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Intermittent lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Volcano Watch — Magma chamber music can tell a revealing tale

Volcano Watch — Magma chamber music can tell a revealing tale

Disturbances to a magma or lava body—such as Kīlauea Volcano’s underground summit magma reservoir or its current lava lake—can occur for a variety of...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 7, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 7, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Intermittent lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 3, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 3, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Intermittent lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Volcano Watch — Comparing today’s Kīlauea summit lava lake with past observations

Volcano Watch — Comparing today’s Kīlauea summit lava lake with past observations

The February 3rd installment of “Volcano Watch" introduced some of the data streams that are used to monitor eruption pauses and renewals at Kīlauea’s...

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Volcano Watch — Was volcanism in eastern Turkey related to Bronze Age floods?

Volcano Watch — Was volcanism in eastern Turkey related to Bronze Age floods?

Question: what is arguably one of the most widely recognized volcano names in the world due to its references in the Old Testament?

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 18, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 18, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Intermittent lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Volcano Watch — Something new from something old: A new Geologic Map of the State of Hawaiʻi

Volcano Watch — Something new from something old: A new Geologic Map of the State of Hawaiʻi

The original purpose of geologic mapping in Hawaiʻi was to understand the distribution of groundwater and soils to support agriculture. But as...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 10, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 10, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Intermittent lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Seek Community Input

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Seek Community Input

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) seek community input during public scoping on a proposed action and plan to move...

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