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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 Awareness Month 2021 programs temporarily postponed

Volcano Awareness Month 2021 programs temporarily postponed

Volcano Awareness Month 2021 programs are temporarily postponed due to the eruption that began in Halema‘uma‘u at Kīlauea’s summit within Hawai‘i...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 5, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 5, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 4, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 4, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 3, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 3, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 2, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 2, 2021

The west vent in Halema‘uma‘u remains active; Kīlauea's summit eruption continues, Island of Hawai‘i. Gas emissions and seismic activity at the summit...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 1, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 1, 2021

The west vent in Halema‘uma‘u remains active; Kīlauea's summit eruption continues, Island of Hawai‘i. Gas emissions and seismic activity at the summit...

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea’s ongoing eruption: a rising lava lake

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea’s ongoing eruption: a rising lava lake

It has been an exciting week at Kīlauea Volcano as the summit eruption that began on the evening of December 20th continues. The eruption remains...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 31, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 31, 2020

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i. HVO field crews—equipped specialized safety gear and PPE—monitor the current eruption...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 30, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 30, 2020

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i. Halema‘uma‘u west vent remains active; the lava lake level has not changed significantly...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Mauna Loa – December 29, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Mauna Loa – December 29, 2020

December 29, 2020, sunrise on Mauna Loa

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 29, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 29, 2020

The eruption at Kīlauea's summit continues (Island of Hawai‘i). Halema‘uma‘u west vent remains active; the lava lake level has not changed...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 28, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 28, 2020

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i. HVO field crews—equipped specialized safety gear and PPE—monitor the current eruption...

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