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Volcano Watch — How measuring gravity on Mauna Kea helps us monitor Mauna Loa

Volcano Watch — How measuring gravity on Mauna Kea helps us monitor Mauna Loa

Gravimeters, essentially extremely precise pendulums, can measure a change in the force of gravity to one-in-one billionth of the force you feel every...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Mauna Loa – April 9, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Mauna Loa – April 9, 2021

Mauna Loa summit interferogram
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USGS HVO Information Statement — Magnitude-4.3 earthquake beneath Mauna Loa’s south flank

USGS HVO Information Statement — Magnitude-4.3 earthquake beneath Mauna Loa’s south flank

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.3 earthquake located beneath Mauna Loa's south flank on...

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USGS HVO Information Statement — Earthquake swarm on Mauna Loa Volcano's northwest flank

USGS HVO Information Statement — Earthquake swarm on Mauna Loa Volcano's northwest flank

A swarm of earthquakes, that began on March 29, 2021, at 2:30 a.m. HST is occurring beneath the northwest flank of Mauna Loa. Mauna Loa is not...

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Volcano Watch — Aerial photographs and volcanic ash: Looking back to move forward

Volcano Watch — Aerial photographs and volcanic ash: Looking back to move forward

A new project at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is once again making use of old aerial photographs and field notes that were used to make...

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USGS HVO Information Statement — Small earthquake swarm on Mauna Loa Volcano's southeast flank

USGS HVO Information Statement — Small earthquake swarm on Mauna Loa Volcano's southeast flank

Mauna Loa Volcano is not erupting. A small swarm of shallow seismicity, that began at 1:00 a.m. HST this morning, is occurring beneath the upper Ka...

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Volcano Watch — “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin

Volcano Watch — “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin

Mauna Loa has been in the news lately, as the volcano continues to awaken from its slumber. While an eruption of Mauna Loa is not imminent, now is the...

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USGS HVO Information Statement — Magnitude-4.2 earthquake beneath Mauna Loa’s southeast flank

USGS HVO Information Statement — Magnitude-4.2 earthquake beneath Mauna Loa’s southeast flank

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquake located beneath Mauna Loa's southeast flank on...

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Volcano Watch — When will Mauna Loa erupt next?

Volcano Watch — When will Mauna Loa erupt next?

“When will Mauna Loa erupt next?” This was the title of a Volcano Awareness Month video presentation released by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory...

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Volcano Awareness Month 2021 Program – When will Mauna Loa erupt next?

Volcano Awareness Month 2021 Program – When will Mauna Loa erupt next?

In this talk, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Frank Trusdell, who has studied Mauna Loa for two decades, presents a roughly 40-minute talk...

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Volcano Awareness Month 2021 Program

Volcano Awareness Month 2021 Program

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is announcing a revised Volcano Awareness Month schedule of recorded programs.  Programs, which are...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Mauna Loa – December 29, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Mauna Loa – December 29, 2020

December 29, 2020, sunrise on Mauna Loa

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