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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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August 17, 1997

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 17, 1997

Kilauea Eruption Continues!

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August 15, 1997

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea and Mars

One of the most highly watched events recently on television occurred on the Fourth of July when the U.S. Mars Pathfinder mission successfully...

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August 14, 1997

USGS HVO Press Release — Earthquake Felt Island-Wide

An earthquake shook the entire Island of Hawai‘i at about 3:54 p.m. this afternoon.

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August 8, 1997

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 8, 1997

Kilauea Eruption Continues!

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August 8, 1997

Volcano Watch — Eruption Update—August 8

Pele continued her march to the sea in the two months since our last eruption update through Volcano Watch. Lava reached the ocean on July 12 and...

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August 1, 1997

Volcano Watch — The first written account of Kīlauea

The English missionary, Rev. William Ellis, visited the summit region of Kīlauea 174 years ago this week and made the first written description of...

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July 25, 1997

Volcano Watch — Fishponds versus lava flows

The North Kona Coast of the Big Island is fortunate to have several Hawaiian fishponds preserved. These ponds were major construction feats by which...

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July 18, 1997

Volcano Watch — Update on Soufriere Hills, Montserrat

Last Friday, July 18, marked the two-year anniversary of the ongoing eruption of Soufriere Hills volcano on the small Caribbean island of Montserrat...

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July 11, 1997