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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 – March 30, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 30, 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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New USGS Data Release: Thermal camera data for the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, 2019–2022

New USGS Data Release: Thermal camera data for the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, 2019–2022

This data release includes images from a stationary thermal camera poised on the western caldera rim, with the camera providing a continuous record of...

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Volcano Watch — Remembering a special event: the 2011 Kamoamoa eruption

Volcano Watch — Remembering a special event: the 2011 Kamoamoa eruption

The 35-year-long Pu‘u‘ō‘ō eruption on the middle East Rift Zone of Kīlauea was a remarkable opportunity for scientists to improve volcano research and...

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USGS HVO Information Statement—Magnitude-4.5 Earthquake beneath northwest flank of Mauna Kea, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement—Magnitude-4.5 Earthquake beneath northwest flank of Mauna Kea, Island of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.5 earthquake located beneath Mauna Kea's northwest flank on...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 17, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 17, 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 — 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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