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Each year, Hawai‘i County residents likely feel dozens of earthquakes. They might readily agree that earthquakes are indeed part of living on the...

HVO scientists performed maintenance on the Mauna Loa summit thermal camera and two seismic stations. 

Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on Earth, is not erupting, but is stirring. Seismicity remains elevated above long-term background levels, and...

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.7 earthquake north of the Island of Hawai‘i and east of the...

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is excited to welcome geophysicist Brian Shiro to its team!

In previous Volcano Watch articles, we addressed the origin of the Nīnole Hills on the southeastern flank of Mauna Loa. These hills are a prominent...

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.6 earthquakelocated beneath the Island of Hawai‘i on Sunday...

The first few months of 2016 have brought a range of wind and weather conditions to the Island of Hawai‘i.

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea Volcano's summit began on March 19, 2008. Since that time, Island of Hawai‘i residents have had to cope with the...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Don Swanson was recently named as the recipient of two prestigious awards.