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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 23, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 23, 2020

Scientists continue to monitor the ongoing eruption in Kīlauea Volcano's summit caldera, Island of Hawai‘i

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 22, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 22, 2020

 Scientists continue to monitor the ongoing eruption in Kīlauea Volcano's summit caldera, Island of Hawai‘i

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Kīlauea Volcano Erupts

Kīlauea Volcano Erupts

Shortly after 9:30 p.m. HST on Sunday, December 20, an eruption occurred within Kīlauea’s summit caldera. This is an evolving situation. To get up-to...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 21, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 21, 2020

An eruption has commenced within Kīlauea’s summit caldera. 

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USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Eruption at Kīlauea Volcano summit continues

USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Eruption at Kīlauea Volcano summit continues

 Kīlauea Volcano is erupting. At 9:30 p.m. HST on December 20, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected glow within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 20, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – December 20, 2020

Shortly after approximately 9:30 p.m. HST, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected glow within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of...

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USGS HVO Information Statement—Magnitude-4.4 earthquake on Kīlauea Volcano’s south flank 

USGS HVO Information Statement—Magnitude-4.4 earthquake on Kīlauea Volcano’s south flank 

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.4 earthquake located beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank on...
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USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Eruption at Kīlauea Volcano summit

USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Eruption at Kīlauea Volcano summit

Shortly after approximately 9:30 p.m. HST, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected glow within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of...

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Volcano Watch — A small but notable magma intrusion at Kīlauea’s summit

Volcano Watch — A small but notable magma intrusion at Kīlauea’s summit

The 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption and summit caldera collapse marked the end of the 35-year-long Puʻu ʻŌʻō and 10-year-long summit lava lake...

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USGS HVO Information Statement — Magnitude-4.4 Earthquake beneath northwest flank of Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement — Magnitude-4.4 Earthquake beneath northwest flank of Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.4 earthquake located beneath Mauna Kea's northwest flank on...

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Volcano Watch — Recent activity reminds us to maintain our volcano awareness

Volcano Watch — Recent activity reminds us to maintain our volcano awareness

Though there hasn’t been an eruption in Hawai‘i in 2020, the year has hardly been quiet—earthquake swarms, an elevated alert-level on Mauna Loa, and a...

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USGS HVO Press Release—Magnitude-4.1 earthquake beneath Mauna Loa’s northwest flank, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Press Release—Magnitude-4.1 earthquake beneath Mauna Loa’s northwest flank, Island of Hawai‘i

Magnitude-4.1 earthquake on Mauna Loa’s northwest flank, Island of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a...

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