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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 22, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 22, 2018

Halema‘uma‘u Crater continues to subside and enlarge
 

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Volcano Watch — Mauna Loa Back to Normal

Volcano Watch — Mauna Loa Back to Normal

For more than six months, earthquakes at Mauna Loa have diminished and deformation has slowed, indicating that the volcano is no longer at an elevated...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 21, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 21, 2018

Halema‘uma‘u Crater continues to subside and enlarge
 

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Kīlauea Volcano Erupts

Kīlauea Volcano Erupts

Today's update for June 21st, 2018 will be the last of the daily updates on this USGS feature story.  We encourage you to keep checking the USGS...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 20, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 20, 2018

Geologists at work monitoring Kīlauea's Lower East Rift Zone eruption
 

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 19, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 19, 2018

Satellite radar shows continued slumping of Halema‘uma‘u rim

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 18, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 18, 2018

Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 17, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 17, 2018

Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone

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Volcano Watch — Colorful plumes – can we see volcanic gases?

Volcano Watch — Colorful plumes – can we see volcanic gases?

When volcanic gases are released into the atmosphere, resulting plumes sometimes appear to have a faint color. Is this color indicative of a certain...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 16, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 16, 2018

Inward slumping of crater walls and rim continues at Halema‘uma‘u

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 15, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 15, 2018

Satellite radar shows continued inward slumping of Halema‘uma‘u crater

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 14, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 14, 2018

Cone building and lava flow generation at fissure 8 continues

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