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Ocean entry less robust today

There are approximately 1,550 potentially active volcanoes around the world. VDAP works to reduce loss of life and property, limit economic impact and...

Pāhoehoe lava oozes toward sea cliff

Lava erupting from the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō vent entered the ocean along Kīlauea Volcano's south coast this past week for the first time since 2013—perhaps the...

Ocean entry continues

Lava flow reaches the ocean

Lava flow crosses the emergency access road

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.3 earthquakebeneath the Island of Hawaiʻi on Friday, July 22...

Sluggish pāhoehoe breakouts advance slowly on coastal plain

What an exciting time for Kīlauea volcano-watchers!