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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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November 12, 2020

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea’s key—Using Hawaiian eruptions to understand volcanism in northern California

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has 5 volcano observatories tasked with monitoring low to high threat volcanoes throughout the United States.

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November 6, 2020

New research publication: "The cascading origin of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and implications for future forecasting"

This work, recently published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, discusses the events leading up to Kīlauea's 2018 lower East Rift Zone...

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November 5, 2020

Volcano Watch — Innovative Monitoring of Kīlauea’s Summit Water Lake

Famous for glowing red lava and billowing volcanic plumes, Halema‘uma‘u has long inspired poets, painters and photographers to find meaning in the...

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November 4, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 4, 2020

Kīlauea summit water lake changes over the past year

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October 29, 2020

Volcano Watch — Seismic Swarms and Sulfur Smells: What is Happening at Kīlauea Volcano?

On the evening of Thursday, October 22nd, people living near the summit of Kīlauea Volcano began to feel a series of earthquakes. They were small...

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October 23, 2020

Kīlauea Information Statement

Kīlauea Volcano is not erupting. A small swarm of shallow seismicity over the past 24 hours has occurred near the Ka‘ōiki fault system, northwest of...

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October 22, 2020