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Photo and Video Chronology

The Kīlauea Photo and Video Chronology provides visual updates of eruptive activity, field work, and more.

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Photo and Video Chronology — Leveling the UWE tiltmeter and moving a Kīlauea webcam

Photo and Video Chronology — Leveling the UWE tiltmeter and moving a Kīlauea webcam

On July 2, HVO field engineers re-leveled the UWE tiltmeter located near Uēkahuna bluff in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. On July 3, HVO geologists...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Webcam upgrade for Kīlauea summit and Southwest Rift Zone

Photo and Video Chronology — Webcam upgrade for Kīlauea summit and Southwest Rift Zone

The KPcam, a webcam on the flank of Mauna Loa that looks south towards Kīlauea summit and the Southwest Rift Zone, was upgraded on June 25 by HVO...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Images of the June 3 fissure eruption from Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone

Photo and Video Chronology - Images of the June 3 fissure eruption from Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone

The eruption that began on Monday, June 3, southwest of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has ended. Tremor and...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Fissure Eruption in Kīlauea Volcano's Southwest Rift Zone, June 3, 2024

Photo and Video Chronology - Fissure Eruption in Kīlauea Volcano's Southwest Rift Zone, June 3, 2024

Kīlauea volcano is erupting. A new eruption began at approximately 12:30 a.m. HST on Monday, June 3, about 4 km (2.5 miles) southwest of Kaluapele...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea gravity survey and summit webcam maintenance

Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea gravity survey and summit webcam maintenance

On May 8, 2024, HVO staff conducted a gravity survey around Kaluapele and on May 10, HVO staff conducted maintenance on the F1cam at the summit. 

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Photo and Video Chronology — V1cam maintenance, a new webcam, and new maps of unrest

Photo and Video Chronology — V1cam maintenance, a new webcam, and new maps of unrest

HVO staff performed some routine maintenance on the V1cam at Kīlauea summit. And, new maps show the recent unrest near Kīlauea summit.

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Photo and Video Chronology — Drying out at Kīlauea summit and new USGS Data Release

Photo and Video Chronology — Drying out at Kīlauea summit and new USGS Data Release

HVO staff visited the KWcam site on April 18 to replace desiccant and dry out the enclosure. A new USGS Data Release publishes measurements of the...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea and Hualālai survey work

Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea and Hualālai survey work

During March of 2024, HVO is conducting a GPS survey of Hualālai volcano for the first time since 2015. Also, during March of 2024, the annual Kīlauea...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Quiet at Kīlauea summit on March 21, 2024

Photo and Video Chronology — Quiet at Kīlauea summit on March 21, 2024

On March 21, 2024, HVO geologists made a routine visit to check on equipment at the summit of Kīlauea.

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Photo and Video Chronology – Aerial and ground surveys of Kīlauea, response instrumentation

Photo and Video Chronology – Aerial and ground surveys of Kīlauea, response instrumentation

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff and collaborators conducted aerial and ground surveys of Kīlauea Koa‘e fault system and Southwest Rift Zone to...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Unrest at Kīlauea

Photo and Video Chronology – Unrest at Kīlauea

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Seismicity along the Koa‘e fault system southwest of the summit remains elevated, and deformation patterns in Kīlauea...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea GPS campaign and Mauna Loa summit webcams

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea GPS campaign and Mauna Loa summit webcams

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) geophysicists completed the annual GPS survey of Kīlauea in October 2023. On November 8, 2023, HVO staff fixed the...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea GPS campaign continues

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea GPS campaign continues

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geophysicists continue performing the annual GPS survey of Kīlauea. Most Kīlauea and Mauna Loa GPS campaign survey sites...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea summit – September 18, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea summit – September 18, 2023

Kīlauea is not erupting. The summit eruption that began on September 10 ended on September 16. It is unlikely that the recent eruption will resume...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Views of Kīlauea summit eruption – September 15, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Views of Kīlauea summit eruption – September 15, 2023

Several vents continue to erupt on the western side of the downdropped block within Kīlauea's summit caldera and are generating lava flows onto Halema...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Analyzing Kīlauea summit eruption samples – September 14, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Analyzing Kīlauea summit eruption samples – September 14, 2023

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues. HVO staff are work on analyzing lava samples, with analytical help from partners at the University of Hawaiʻi at...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea summit eruption continues – September 13, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea summit eruption continues – September 13, 2023

The Kīlauea summit eruption that began on September 10th, continues. Eruptive activity is confined to the downdropped block and Halemaʻumaʻu crater...

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Photo and Video Chronology – New eruption at Kīlauea summit continues – September 11, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – New eruption at Kīlauea summit continues – September 11, 2023

The Kīlauea summit eruption that began yesterday at 3:15 p.m., September 10th, continues this morning. Eruptive activity is confined to the...

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Photo and Video Chronology – New eruption at Kīlauea summit – September 10, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – New eruption at Kīlauea summit – September 10, 2023

Kīlauea volcano is erupting. At approximately 3:15 p.m. HST on September 10, 2023, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity in...

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Photo and Video Chronology – HVO deploys new webcam and monitoring equipment at Kīlauea summit – August 25, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – HVO deploys new webcam and monitoring equipment at Kīlauea summit – August 25, 2023

On August 25, 2023, HVO staff deployed a new webcam and survey equipment in Kīlauea's summit region. Kīlauea volcano is not erupting but earthquakes...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – August 14, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – August 14, 2023

During the past month, HVO scientists and field engineers have conducted fieldwork on Kīlauea.

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