Volcano Watch

The eruption along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues with little change since our last report in mid-June. There are still two erupting vents located...

The eruption on Kīlauea's east rift zone continues with little change. The eruption has now been going for eleven and one-half years and shows no...

On May 22 at 7:50 in the morning, the northern part of Hawaii Island was rattled by an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.2.

Before the current activity on Kīlauea's east rift zone, the most long-lived rift eruption was that of Mauna Ulu, which began 25 years ago, on May 24...

Thirty-four years ago, on May 23, 1960, a tsunami destroyed much of downtown Hilo. Tsunami, or seismic sea waves, are generated in several ways...

The eruption along Kīlauea's east rift zone continues without interruption. Following the last pause in activity in the middle of April, the tube was...

Kīlauea is famous for eruptions of the type we are now experiencing--quiet effusion of lava that makes the eruption approachable. However, not all of...

A few weeks ago, several members of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff presented information about volcanic hazards on Hawaii to the Hawaiian...

The past week has been eventful with many changes in the on-going eruption. The eruption stopped once again starting Thursday, April 14, in the...

The eruption along Kīlauea's east rift zone continues without interruption. The lava is erupting from two vents, which we call the episode 51 and 53...