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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 - April 19, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 19, 2018

A virtual flyover of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 18, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 18, 2018

Ongoing changes at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, with continued breakouts near the vent

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 17, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 17, 2018

Summit deflation leads to slight drop in lake level

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 16, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 16, 2018

Ongoing inflation and crater floor uplift at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō
 

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 15, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 15, 2018

Rising lava lake at Halema‘uma‘u
 

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 13, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 13, 2018

Blue skies at Kīlauea summit

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Volcano Watch — Explosive eruptions at the summit of Mauna Loa: When did they occur?

Volcano Watch — Explosive eruptions at the summit of Mauna Loa: When did they occur?

Three deposits from explosive eruptions at the summit of Mauna Loa are located west, northwest, and east of Moku‘āweoweo, the volcano's summit caldera...

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New USGS report summarizes 2016 lava lake activity at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano.

New USGS report summarizes 2016 lava lake activity at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano.

A new USGS Scientific Investigation Report describes 2016 lava lake activity, including lake surface textures and appearance, surface motion...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 6, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 6, 2018

Rock fall at Halema‘uma‘u triggered an explosive event
 

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Volcano Watch — Disaster strikes Ka‘ū in 1868: The rest of the story

Volcano Watch — Disaster strikes Ka‘ū in 1868: The rest of the story

Already reeling from a destructive earthquake and deadly tsunami and mud flow on April 2, 1868, Ka‘ū residents on the Island of Hawai‘i hoped for a...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 4, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 4, 2018

Video of Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake
 

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April 1-30 is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai‘i.

April 1-30 is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai‘i.

Throughout the month, Federal, State, and Local government agencies, the Pacific Tsunami Museum, and other organizations will offer outreach events to...

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