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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 13, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 13, 2018

Eruption continues at Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 12, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 12, 2018

Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone eruption

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 11, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 11, 2018

Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone eruption

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 10, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 10, 2018

Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone eruption

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 9, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 9, 2018

Kīlauea Volcano's summit

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 8, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 8, 2018

Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone eruption

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 7, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 7, 2018

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

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Volcano Watch — How to protect yourself from volcanic ash produced by Halema‘uma‘u explosions

Volcano Watch — How to protect yourself from volcanic ash produced by Halema‘uma‘u explosions

Small explosions that produce ashfall from Kīlauea Volcano's summit are not new. However, the mechanism, vigor, plume heights, and extent of ash...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 6, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 6, 2018

Radar shows Fissure 8 lava flow

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 5, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 5, 2018

Heights of fissure 8 fountain slightly diminished

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 4, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 4, 2018

Lava flow from Fissure 8 enters Kapoho Bay

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 3, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 3, 2018

Slumping of west rim of Halema‘uma‘u

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