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Volcano Watch — Join the Statewide Earthquake Preparedness Drill on 10/15 at 10:15

Volcano Watch — Join the Statewide Earthquake Preparedness Drill on 10/15 at 10:15

Major earthquakes cannot be predicted. Successful earthquake predictions need to have three things correct: the location, the time, and the magnitude...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 7, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 7, 2020

Comparison photos of Uēkahuna Bluff

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Modernizing geodetic infrastructure at YNP: The best data for the best science

Modernizing geodetic infrastructure at YNP: The best data for the best science

Fall is a time for maintaining monitoring sites in Yellowstone, since they will not be accessible during the winter months.  That includes the...

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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Civic Engagement report available

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Civic Engagement report available

A news release published by Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on September 30, 2020, announces a report summarizing initial public input about the...

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Volcano Watch — That didn’t feel like a Magnitude-4? What do earthquake measurements mean?

Volcano Watch — That didn’t feel like a Magnitude-4? What do earthquake measurements mean?

Residents on the Island of Hawaiʻi are accustomed to feeling earthquakes. As the ground shaking subsides and the safety of everyone around is assured...

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ICYMI Bulletin: Community Voices: New Volcano Monitors Increase Safety

ICYMI Bulletin: Community Voices: New Volcano Monitors Increase Safety

Originally Published by: The Daily News
By: U.S. Geological Survey Director James Reilly

This article has been reprinted or reproduced with the...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 29, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 29, 2020

Videos of the water lake at Kīlauea's summit

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New article — From Lava to Water: A New Era at Kīlauea

New article — From Lava to Water: A New Era at Kīlauea

Last year at Kīlauea Volcano, water appeared within the summit caldera where a lava lake had been for the previous decade. This piece covers the...

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Studying Yellowstone’s volcanic system at the microscopic scale

Studying Yellowstone’s volcanic system at the microscopic scale

Some of the most valuable data used to understand the evolution of the Yellowstone volcano come from the microscopic world. What are some of the tools...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 23, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 23, 2020

Views of Kīlauea's growing summit water lake; Sulphur Banks and Steam Vents; gravity survey at Kīlauea summit

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Volcano Watch — HVO’s new website is more accessible and mobile-friendly

Volcano Watch — HVO’s new website is more accessible and mobile-friendly

You may have seen the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory’s “Caldera Chronicles” article about their new-and-improved website, in which they hint at a...

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Thousands of years of caldera inflation and deflation recorded in the shoreline of Yellowstone Lake

Thousands of years of caldera inflation and deflation recorded in the shoreline of Yellowstone Lake

Thanks to technology like GPS (Global Positioning System), scientists know that the ground at Yellowstone moves up and down at a rate of a few...

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