Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

News

Filter Total Items: 3051
USGS HVO Information Statement —HVO Kilauea YELLOW/ADVISORY - Renewed earthquake and deformation activity at Kīlauea summit region, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement —HVO Kilauea YELLOW/ADVISORY - Renewed earthquake and deformation activity at Kīlauea summit region, Island of Hawai‘i

The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected a resumption in earthquake activity and ground deformation beneath the south...

Read Article
Volcano Watch — New Kīlauea Summit Intrusion Draws Comparison to Past Activity

Volcano Watch — New Kīlauea Summit Intrusion Draws Comparison to Past Activity

Late Monday afternoon, earthquake activity picked up at Kīlauea’s summit.  At about 1:30 a.m. HST on Tuesday, that activity intensified, and it became...

Read Article
USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Kīlauea ORANGE/WATCH status change to YELLOW/ADVISORY

USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Kīlauea ORANGE/WATCH status change to YELLOW/ADVISORY

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is lowering the Volcano Alert Level/Aviation Color Code for Kīlauea from WATCH/ORANGE to...

Read Article
USGS HVO Information Statement —Potential for Kīlauea volcano eruption diminished, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement —Potential for Kīlauea volcano eruption diminished, Island of Hawai‘i

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. Over the past 24 hours, earthquake activity and ground deformation levels have decreased in the area beneath the...

Read Article
USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Kīlauea YELLOW/ADVISORY status change to ORANGE/WATCH

USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice — Kīlauea YELLOW/ADVISORY status change to ORANGE/WATCH

The US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is raising the volcano alert level/aviation color code for Kīlauea from Advisory/Yellow to Watch...

Read Article
USGS HVO Information Statement —Kīlauea summit south caldera earthquake swarm, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement —Kīlauea summit south caldera earthquake swarm, Island of Hawai‘i

Kīlauea volcano is not erupting. The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has detected an increase in earthquake activity beneath the...

Read Article
Volcano Watch — ‘Ailā‘au—the largest subaerial Kīlauea lava flow

Volcano Watch — ‘Ailā‘au—the largest subaerial Kīlauea lava flow

The 2018 lower East Rift Zone and 35-year-long Puʻuʻōʻō eruptions of Kīlauea had large impacts on the Puna District. Many residents were deeply...

Read Article
Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – August 19, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – August 19, 2021

HVO scientists collect high-precision Global Positioning System (GPS) data to assess hazards and understand evolving processes at Kīlauea.

Read Article
Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – August 16, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – August 16, 2021

HVO scientists—equipped with specialized safety gear—continue the Kīlauea caldera volcanic gas mapping within the closed area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes...

Read Article
Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – August 13, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – August 13, 2021

Kīlauea's summit is no longer erupting; lava supply to the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake has ceased and sulfur dioxide emissions have decreased to near pre...

Read Article
Volcano Watch — 1790 was a bad year at Kīlauea

Volcano Watch — 1790 was a bad year at Kīlauea

More people were probably killed by the 1790 eruption of Kīlauea than by any other eruption in what is now the United States. Several hundred men...

Read Article
New USGS Data Release — Water-level data for the crater lake at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, Island of Hawaiʻi, 2019–2020

New USGS Data Release — Water-level data for the crater lake at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, Island of Hawaiʻi, 2019–2020

The USGS recently published "Water-level data for the crater lake at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, Island of Hawaiʻi, 2019–2020." The data release...

Read Article
Was this page helpful?