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Daily updates about ongoing eruptions, recent images and videos of summit and East Rift Zone volcanic activity, maps, and data about recent earthquakes in Hawaii are posted on the HVO website. 

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and colleagues.

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Volcano Watch — Introducing HVO's new online eruption map

Volcano Watch — Introducing HVO's new online eruption map

The production of maps to track the progress of ongoing eruptions has long been part of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) mission to inform...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Drying out at Kīlauea summit and new USGS Data Release

Photo and Video Chronology — Drying out at Kīlauea summit and new USGS Data Release

HVO staff visited the KWcam site on April 18 to replace desiccant and dry out the enclosure. A new USGS Data Release publishes measurements of the...

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Volcano Watch — Magnetics, magma, and monitoring: new technology for old questions

Volcano Watch — Magnetics, magma, and monitoring: new technology for old questions

Earth’s magnetic field surrounds us every second of the day, everywhere on the planet. Anyone who has picked up a pocket compass and seen the magnetic...

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Volcano Watch — HVO and Collaborators Continue Seismic Surveys Across the Active Volcanoes of Hawaii

Volcano Watch — HVO and Collaborators Continue Seismic Surveys Across the Active Volcanoes of Hawaii

The Island of Hawai‘i is one of the most seismically active regions in the world. In the last five years, an average of 600-1200 earthquakes per week...

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Volcano Watch — STEM and suction solutions at HVO

Volcano Watch — STEM and suction solutions at HVO

STEM is an acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. In the educational system, encouraging STEM curriculum prepares...

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Volcano Watch — Using acoustic signals to identify the start of 2022 Mauna Loa eruption

Volcano Watch — Using acoustic signals to identify the start of 2022 Mauna Loa eruption

The 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa occurred late in the evening of November 27th. The eruption was preceded by intense earthquake activity about half an...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea and Hualālai survey work

Photo and Video Chronology — Kīlauea and Hualālai survey work

During March of 2024, HVO is conducting a GPS survey of Hualālai volcano for the first time since 2015. Also, during March of 2024, the annual Kīlauea...

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Photo and Video Chronology — Quiet at Kīlauea summit on March 21, 2024

Photo and Video Chronology — Quiet at Kīlauea summit on March 21, 2024

On March 21, 2024, HVO geologists made a routine visit to check on equipment at the summit of Kīlauea.

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Volcano Watch — Establishing a Nascent Monitoring Program on Pico Basile Volcano, Equatorial Guinea

Volcano Watch — Establishing a Nascent Monitoring Program on Pico Basile Volcano, Equatorial Guinea

In 2012, steam began to rise from beneath the cracked concrete of a telecommunication station at the summit of Pico Basile volcano on Bioko Island...

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New HVO webcam provides views of the Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa

New HVO webcam provides views of the Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory announces a new webcam that provides views of the Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa

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Volcano Watch — What was an emergency manager doing at a scientific conference?

Volcano Watch — What was an emergency manager doing at a scientific conference?

On the Island of Hawaiʻi, frequent eruptions foster a close relationship between the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) and the Hawaiʻi County...

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Recently Published USGS Data Releases

Recently Published USGS Data Releases

Several newly published USGS data releases provide data on timelapse camera and webcam images of the fissure 8 during the 2018 lower East Rift Zone...

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