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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 – December 22, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 22, 2021

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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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 21, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 21, 2021

A new 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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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 20, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 20, 2021

A new 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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Volcano Watch — HVO’s ongoing recovery from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption

Volcano Watch — HVO’s ongoing recovery from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption

Communities on the Island of Hawai‘i continue to recover from Kīlauea’s 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption and summit collapse as does the USGS...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 15, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 15, 2021

A new 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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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 10, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 10, 2021

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at 3:21 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u crater...

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Volcano Watch — HVO innovation, 3D application

Volcano Watch — HVO innovation, 3D application

The electronics workshop at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) buzzes with creative activity. 

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 8, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 8, 2021

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at 3:21 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u crater...

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Volcano Watch — A cloud of ten thousand points: terrestrial laser scanning of Halemaʻumaʻu

Volcano Watch — A cloud of ten thousand points: terrestrial laser scanning of Halemaʻumaʻu

Scientists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) largely rely on aerial data collection for making maps of ongoing eruptions at Kīlauea. Most...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 29, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 29, 2021

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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Volcano Watch — The refilling of Halemaʻumaʻu crater

Volcano Watch — The refilling of Halemaʻumaʻu crater

Halemaʻumaʻu crater has undergone repeated changes during the past two centuries. Prior to 1924, the size and shape of the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 23, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 23, 2021

A new 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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