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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 - How do lava flows cool and how long does it take?

Volcano Watch - How do lava flows cool and how long does it take?

Since the end of the 2018 lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption on Kīlauea Volcano, questions have surfaced concerning how long it will take for the...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 23, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 23, 2019

Volcano Watch: A new focus on a different volcanic gas

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The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea Volcano

The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea Volcano

2018 Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone eruption and calderal collapse described in Science paper.

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USGS Fact Sheet "Volcanic Air Pollution Hazards in Hawaiʻi" wins award

USGS Fact Sheet "Volcanic Air Pollution Hazards in Hawaiʻi" wins award

USGS Fact Sheet, written by HVO scientists, won the 2018 Shoemaker Award for Communications Product Excellence for the Small Print category.

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How to stay informed about Hawaiian volcanoes

How to stay informed about Hawaiian volcanoes

Information about how to stay informed about Hawaiian volcanoes.

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Monitoring camera (K3cam) peers into Halemaʻumaʻu

Monitoring camera (K3cam) peers into Halemaʻumaʻu

A temporary monitoring camera on the west rim of Kīlauea caldera now provides views looking east toward the bottom of the recently enlarged Halema‘uma...

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Volcano Watch - Low sulfur emissions mean a new focus on a different volcanic gas

Volcano Watch - Low sulfur emissions mean a new focus on a different volcanic gas

With the end of Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption, the Island of Hawai‘i was able, at long last, to say goodbye to strong vog...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 19, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 19, 2019

HVO scientists continue to monitor Kīlauea Volcano

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Volcano Awareness Month

Volcano Awareness Month

January 2019 is Hawaiʻi Island's 10th annual Volcano Awareness Month.

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Volcano Watch - Why do some Hawaii earthquakes occur so far offshore?

Volcano Watch - Why do some Hawaii earthquakes occur so far offshore?

Earthquakes in Hawaii are intimately related to the volcanoes. In addition to helping scientists track moving magma, sometimes they happen simply...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.6 earthquake southwest of the Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.6 earthquake southwest of the Island of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded an offshore magnitude-4.6 earthquake southwest the Island of Hawai‘i on...

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Volcano Watch - Geology of the past, how long will the eruption last?

Volcano Watch - Geology of the past, how long will the eruption last?

The 2018 lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption of Kīlauea brought an end to the 35+ year eruption at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. With the draining of the summit and the...

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