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Timelapse showing typical activity at Kīlauea's summit water lake

On July 25, 2019, ponded water was first observed within Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano. Over the past twelve months, the USGS Hawaiian...

Annual GPS survey on Mauna Loa

Continued slow rise of water in Halema‘uma‘u

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.7 earthquake located south of the Island of Hawai‘i on Monday...

A look at the past year of Kīlauea's summit water lake

Water was first observed at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, one year ago. Since then, the body of water has slo...

The Youth and Education in Science (YES) program at USGS in collaboration with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is launching a community...

No significant changes at Kīlauea's summit water lake

Mauna Kea volcano hasn't erupted in over 4,500 years, but that doesn't mean it's quiet. In fact, for decades it has been hiding one of the most unique...