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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

HVO monitors the active volcanoes in Hawaii, assesses their hazards, issues warnings, and advances scientific understanding to reduce impacts of volcanic eruptions. 

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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

HVO monitors the active volcanoes in Hawaii, assesses their hazards, issues warnings, and advances scientific understanding to reduce impacts of volcanic eruptions. 

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Color photograph of lava fountain

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 27, 2023

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Color photograph of lava fountain

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 26, 2023

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Color photograph of lava erupting

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 24, 2023

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Color photograph of lava lake

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 17, 2023

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New satellite data will help to monitor deformation of Hawaiian vol...

Volcano Watch — New satellite data will help to monitor deformation of Hawaiian volcanoes

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Color photograph of eruption in crater

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 11, 2023

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Color map of lava lake temperature

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 8, 2023

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sunrise image of Kilauea caldera with lava

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 6, 2023

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USGS

Volcano Watch — The evolution of the tiltmeter at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

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Color photograph of lava lake

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – November 23, 2022

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Color photograph of volcano scientist accepting an award

Volcano Watch — In Remembrance of Ed Brown, HVO ‘Ohana

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Color photograph of crater erupting

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – November 17, 2022

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Lava flow on Mauna Loa

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – November 28, 2022

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Color photograph of lava lake

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – November 10, 2022

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Color photograph of field engineer replacing wires at volcano monitoring station

Photo and Video Chronology — West side monitoring station maintenance

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earthquakes that occurred beneath the island

Volcano Watch — The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory adapts to recent changes

Featured Films and Shorts

Kīlauea Volcano – USGS 24 Hour Watch: Monitoring Lava Flow

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Who is Frank Alvord Perret, and what is his connection to Hawaiian ...

Volcano Watch — Who is Frank Alvord Perret, and what is his connection to Hawaiian volcanoes?

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USGS

Volcano Watch — Volcano Watch for October 10, 2013

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USGS

Volcano Watch — Volcano Watch for October 3, 2013

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USGS

Volcano Watch — Volcano Watch: Global Edition

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Black and white photograph of building on rim of crater

Volcano Watch — Today’s Family of Five USGS Volcano Observatories Began with HVO Over 111 Years Ago

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Color map showing ground deformation and earthquakes at a volcano

Volcano Watch — What’s been a movin' and a shakin' in Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone?

Photography
Hawaiian volcanoes are in the spotlight...

Hawaiian volcanoes are in the spotlight

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Color photograph of IT specialist at keyboard

Volcano Watch — HVO's Mission Depends on Reliable and Secure IT Solutions

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Volcano monitoring in lower Puna: Recent vandalism and a way to hel...

Volcano Watch — Volcano monitoring in lower Puna: Recent vandalism and a way to help

Photography
Helicopter photo a line of steaming fissures cutting through jungle, bisecting an older crater and lava flow.

Degassing fissures from the ongoing middle East Rift Zone eruption at Kīlauea Volcano, September 17, 2024

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Color photograph of volcanic cone and caldera wall

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – November 3, 2022

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Data of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Kīlauea Campaign Gravity Network (KCGN)

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Color photo of a silver-colored lava lake surrounded by black, solidified lava.

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – October 12, 2022

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