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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 Watch — Join the Statewide Earthquake Preparedness Drill on 10/15 at 10:15

Volcano Watch — Join the Statewide Earthquake Preparedness Drill on 10/15 at 10:15

Major earthquakes cannot be predicted. Successful earthquake predictions need to have three things correct: the location, the time, and the magnitude...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 7, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 7, 2020

Comparison photos of Uēkahuna Bluff

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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Civic Engagement report available

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Civic Engagement report available

A news release published by Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on September 30, 2020, announces a report summarizing initial public input about the...

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Volcano Watch — That didn’t feel like a Magnitude-4? What do earthquake measurements mean?

Volcano Watch — That didn’t feel like a Magnitude-4? What do earthquake measurements mean?

Residents on the Island of Hawaiʻi are accustomed to feeling earthquakes. As the ground shaking subsides and the safety of everyone around is assured...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 29, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 29, 2020

Videos of the water lake at Kīlauea's summit

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New article — From Lava to Water: A New Era at Kīlauea

New article — From Lava to Water: A New Era at Kīlauea

Last year at Kīlauea Volcano, water appeared within the summit caldera where a lava lake had been for the previous decade. This piece covers the...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 23, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 23, 2020

Views of Kīlauea's growing summit water lake; Sulphur Banks and Steam Vents; gravity survey at Kīlauea summit

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Volcano Watch — HVO’s new website is more accessible and mobile-friendly

Volcano Watch — HVO’s new website is more accessible and mobile-friendly

You may have seen the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory’s “Caldera Chronicles” article about their new-and-improved website, in which they hint at a...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 18, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 18, 2020

Vibrant color variations at Kīlauea's summit water lake

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Volcano Watch — HVO camera network reconfiguration and upgrades coming soon!

Volcano Watch — HVO camera network reconfiguration and upgrades coming soon!

Over the past two decades, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) has set up a camera network system to monitor visual changes at Kīlauea and...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 15, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 15, 2020

Continued slow rise of water in Halema‘uma‘u

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 3, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 3, 2020

September 3, 2020 — Kīlauea

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