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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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February 8, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 8, 2022

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

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February 7, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 7, 2022

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

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February 3, 2022

New USGS Data Release: Elevation of the lava lake in Halemaʻumaʻu crater, Kīlauea Volcano, from 2009 to 2018

This data release includes measurements of the surface elevation of the lava lake within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, during...

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February 3, 2022

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea’s summit glow that comes and goes

Kīlauea’s summit glow comes and goes frequently these days. This is due to a pattern of pauses in lava lake activity within Halema‘uma‘u crater over...

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February 1, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 1, 2022

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

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February 1, 2022

Volcano Awareness Month 2022 complete program available

January was established as the Island of Hawai‘i’s annual Volcano Awareness Month in 2010 as part of an effort to increase understanding of Hawaiian...

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January 31, 2022

USGS HVO Information Statement—Magnitude-4.0 earthquake east-northeast of Pāhala

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.0 earthquake located under the south part of the Island of...

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January 28, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 28, 2022

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

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January 27, 2022

Volcano Watch — Kamaʻehuakanaloa — the volcano formerly known as Lōʻihi Seamount

Kamaʻehuakanaloa volcano may seem unfamiliar, perhaps because its name was recently updated: in July 2021, Lōʻihi Seamount was renamed...

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January 27, 2022

Video throwbacks of the past decade on Kīlauea — Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Short Feature

The last in a series of recorded talks by HVO staff that have been posted on our website throughout the month of January. These talks are presented as...

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January 26, 2022

Mauna Loa: are you ready for the next eruption? — Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Short Feature

The tenth in a series of recorded talks by HVO staff that will be posted on our website throughout the month of January. These talks are presented as...

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January 26, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 26, 2022

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

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