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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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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

Volcano Watch — Charcoal, a game changer for understanding processes in young volcanic terraines

One of the fundamental premises of geology is that the "key to understanding the future is to understand the past." In order to forecast how a...

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October 20, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 20, 2020

Direct gas sampling at Sulphur Banks on September 30, 2020

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October 16, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 16, 2020

Great Hawaii ShakeOut

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October 15, 2020

Volcano Watch — Crack team of geologists measure the Koa‘e fault system

The Koa‘e fault system connects Kīlauea’s East and Southwest Rift Zones south of the caldera. Faults here appear as low cliffs, or “scarps” along...

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October 14, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 14, 2020

No significant changes at Kīlauea's summit water lake

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October 9, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 9, 2020

Comparison photos of the floor of Kīlauea caldera

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October 8, 2020

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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October 7, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 7, 2020

Comparison photos of Uēkahuna Bluff

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October 2, 2020

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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October 1, 2020

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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September 29, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 29, 2020

Videos of the water lake at Kīlauea's summit

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