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A small lava lake is active at the bottom of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. Thermal image of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater showing the lava lake within the crater.

Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō continues to host a small lava lake at the bottom of the crater.

In early March, a new phase of Kīlauea's east rift zone eruption occurred as lava erupted in the Kamoamoa area, between Nāpau Crater and Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō...

Lava reappeared in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, covering the floor with a small lava lake.

HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawai‘i — Following an almost 17-day pause in eruptive activity, lava is once again visible on Kīlauea Volcano's east rift zone...

HVO scientists were shaken out of their weekend routine when, at 1:42 p.m., on Saturday, March 5, 2011, the seismic tremor alarms started and, at 2:16...

The rapid draining of lava from the pit in Halema‘uma‘u on March 5 occasioned worst-case concerns of explosive eruptions at Kīlauea's summit. Thank...

Measuring the thickness of an ‘a‘ā flow produced by the Kamoamoa fissure eruption.

HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawai‘i — The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.6 earthquake located beneath Kīlauea...

The east rift zone eruption is currently in a hiatus. Photo of ground cracks between the east and west Kamoamoa fissure segments. Quicktime movie...