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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 21, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 21, 2017

Active surface breakouts continue near the 61g vent

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 16, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 16, 2017

No visible breakouts on the coastal plain

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Volcano Watch — HVO's masked geologist heads north to Alaska

Volcano Watch — HVO's masked geologist heads north to Alaska

Tim Orr accepted a research geology position at the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) in Anchorage, so he's headed north to Alaska. 

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-5.3 earthquake on Kīlauea Volcano's south flank

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-5.3 earthquake on Kīlauea Volcano's south flank

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-5.3 earthquake located beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank on...

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Volcano Watch — Latest upgrade of seismic stations at Kīlauea summit completed

Volcano Watch — Latest upgrade of seismic stations at Kīlauea summit completed

Field engineers at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recently completed a multi-year effort to upgrade a subset of seismic stations at the...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 4, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 4, 2017

Different textures on the surface of the summit lava lake

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Volcano Watch — Tracking the latest moves of Kīlauea and Mauna Loa

Volcano Watch — Tracking the latest moves of Kīlauea and Mauna Loa

On the Island of Hawai‘i, deformation is measured primarily with three techniques: tiltmeters, GPS (Global Positioning System), and InSAR...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 31, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 31, 2017

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and Jaggar Museum

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 28, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 28, 2017

Spattering on summit lava lake and Pele's hair around Halema‘uma‘u

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 27, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 27, 2017

Sluggish breakouts near the base of the pali

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Volcano Watch — Volcanoes, Landslides, and Angry Gods—A Pacific Northwest Connection

Volcano Watch — Volcanoes, Landslides, and Angry Gods—A Pacific Northwest Connection

Both volcanoes and landslides are important for landscape evolution in Hawaii and worldwide. In Washington State, an old legend makes the connection...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 23, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 23, 2017

61g flow is active at the Kamokuna ocean entry and at the base of the pali

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