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Views of the 2018 lower East Rift Zone lava flow field along Highway 132

The USGS has recently published a "Digital elevation model of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, based on July 2019 airborne lidar surveys." The surveys...

Have you ever wondered just what went in to going from ground shaking detected by a seismometer to a located earthquake available for viewing online? ...

The "Hawaiian Sup‘pa Man," demi-god Maui, had several adventures on the Wailuku River in the legendary past. He rescued his mother, Hina, who lived in...

Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin is one of the truly unique places on Earth. It contains the world's highest concentration of geysers, including Old...

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

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.6 earthquake located beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank on...

Last week's "Volcano Watch" article introduced the role of "technician" at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO). This week, we present the...

No significant changes at Kīlauea's summit water lake

Explosive super eruptions are among the most extreme events to affect the Earth’s surface. Thankfully, humans have not experienced such an event in...