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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 — On the surface of Kīlauea's new landscape, a story is told

Volcano Watch — On the surface of Kīlauea's new landscape, a story is told

Kīlauea's 2018 summit collapse dramatically transformed the geometry and appearance of Halema‘uma‘u crater and Kīlauea caldera. Last week's "Volcano...

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New USGS Data Release - Campaign GPS measurements on the Island of Hawai‘i collected by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in 2019

New USGS Data Release - Campaign GPS measurements on the Island of Hawai‘i collected by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in 2019

The USGS has recently published a "Campaign GPS measurements on the Island of Hawai‘i collected by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in 2019." This...

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New USGS Data Release - Sulfur dioxide emission rates from Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii, 2008-2013

New USGS Data Release - Sulfur dioxide emission rates from Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii, 2008-2013

The USGS has recently published a data release that completes the 1979–2018 sulfur dioxide emission rate record for Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii. Kīlauea...

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Understanding Your Community’s Volcano Hazard Risk is One Way to Plan During National Preparedness Month

Understanding Your Community’s Volcano Hazard Risk is One Way to Plan During National Preparedness Month

Disasters and emergencies can happen at any time, often without warning. Natural hazards threaten thousands of lives and cause billions of dollars in...

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Volcano Watch — Underneath Kīlauea’s new landscape, the magma plumbing keeps working

Volcano Watch — Underneath Kīlauea’s new landscape, the magma plumbing keeps working

Last week, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park was able to open the Kīlauea Overlook to the public for the first time since the lower East Rift Zone...

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Volcano Watch — Geodesy through time: a history of measuring the shape of Hawaiian volcanoes

Volcano Watch — Geodesy through time: a history of measuring the shape of Hawaiian volcanoes

Geodesy is the science of accurately measuring and understanding the Earth's geometric shape, gravity field, and orientation in space—and how these...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 25, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 25, 2020

 

No significant changes at Kīlauea's summit water lake

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Volcano Watch — Doppler radar in Ka‘ū: more than a weather radar

Volcano Watch — Doppler radar in Ka‘ū: more than a weather radar

Driving Highway 11 from Volcano to Wai‘ōhinu on sunny, vog-free days, it's hard to miss that bright white soccer ball on the slope of Mauna Loa above...

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Volcano Watch — Water was in Kīlauea caldera before the 2018 summit collapse

Volcano Watch — Water was in Kīlauea caldera before the 2018 summit collapse

On July 4, 2018, an observer at the Volcano House Hotel was watching the evolving collapse of Halema‘uma‘u Crater, 4 km (2.5 miles) away. Suddenly he...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 7, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 7, 2020

 

Rainbow over Halema‘uma‘u and the water lake

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Volcano Watch — How hot is Kīlauea's summit water lake?

Volcano Watch — How hot is Kīlauea's summit water lake?

The recent first anniversary of the appearance of water at Kīlauea's summit is a reminder of how much has changed since the end of the 2018 eruption...

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USGS HVO Press Release—Magnitude-4.2 earthquake northeast of Pāhala, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Press Release—Magnitude-4.2 earthquake northeast of Pāhala, Island of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquake located on the south part of the Island of Hawai‘i...

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