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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 - August 17, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 17, 2019

Halema‘uma‘u water pond on August 17

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 15, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 15, 2019

Halema‘uma‘u water pond on August 15

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Volcano Watch — What does water in Halema‘uma‘u mean?

Volcano Watch — What does water in Halema‘uma‘u mean?

The slowly deepening pond of water on the floor of Halema‘uma‘u, the first in recorded history, has captured the interest of media and the public...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 14, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 14, 2019

Halema‘uma‘u water pond on August 14

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 13, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 13, 2019

Comparison of recent photos of water in Halema‘uma‘u

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.5 earthquake offshore Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.5 earthquake offshore Island of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.5 earthquake just offshore of the Island of Hawai‘i on Monday...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 11, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 11, 2019

Water at bottom of Halema‘uma‘u continues to rise

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 10, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 10, 2019

Slow rise of water at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u continues

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 9, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 9, 2019

HVO geologists examine road cuts on Hwy 132

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 8, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 8, 2019

Water ponds in Halema‘uma‘u now joined

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Volcano Watch — HVO now tracking ponds of water, not lava, at Kīlauea's summit

Volcano Watch — HVO now tracking ponds of water, not lava, at Kīlauea's summit

The recent appearance of water at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u, a crater at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, has attracted wide attention and generated...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 7, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 7, 2019

Another view of Halema‘uma‘u and the water ponds

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