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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 - June 1, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 1, 2020

Virtual flyover of Kīlauea summit

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 29, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 29, 2020

Overflight of Kīlauea's summit

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Volcano Watch — New assessment of Kīlauea’s extreme SO2 emission rates in 2018

Volcano Watch — New assessment of Kīlauea’s extreme SO2 emission rates in 2018

If you were around the Island of Hawai‘i—or even other Hawaiian Islands, or Guam!—between May and August of 2018, you likely know that Kīlauea’s lower...

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New USGS Data Release - Geospatial database of the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i

New USGS Data Release - Geospatial database of the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i

The recently published "Geospatial database of the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i" contains data used to construct...

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Volcano Watch — Several notable Kīlauea anniversaries occur at the end of May

Volcano Watch — Several notable Kīlauea anniversaries occur at the end of May

The past two years of "Volcano Watch" articles from late May focused on commemorating the 49th and 50th anniversaries of the Mauna Ulu eruption...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 15, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 15, 2020

Wide view of the 2018 summit collapse from the south rim

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Volcano Watch — Coming home: HVO welcomes Deputy Scientist-in-Charge David Phillips

Volcano Watch — Coming home: HVO welcomes Deputy Scientist-in-Charge David Phillips

It takes a village to run a volcano observatory. The position of Deputy Scientist-in-Charge (DSIC), once called Operations Manager but always known as...

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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Seek Community Input

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Seek Community Input

Public input is needed for the proposed HAVO Disaster Recovery Project following the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and summit collapse.

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Information Statement on Lō‘ihi seamount earthquake swarm

Information Statement on Lō‘ihi seamount earthquake swarm

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has released a Volcano Notification Service Information Statement regarding the recent increase in earthquake activit...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 11, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 11, 2020

No significant changes at Kīlauea summit

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Volcano Watch — HVO assists CSAV with International Training

Volcano Watch — HVO assists CSAV with International Training

The mission of the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is "to monitor, investigate, and assess hazards from active volcanoes...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 6, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 6, 2020

Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō check-up

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