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Volcano Watch

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

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea lava flow status as of April 30, 1995

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea lava flow status as of April 30, 1995

The 12-year-long eruption on Kīlauea's east rift zone continues, with vents on the southwestern flank of the Pu`u `O`o cone feeding directly into lava...

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Volcano Watch — Fogo Volcano, Cape Verde Islands

Volcano Watch — Fogo Volcano, Cape Verde Islands

A team of volcanologists from the U.S. Geological Survey has been monitoring an eruption that began just after midnight on April 3 on Fogo in the Cape...

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Volcano Watch — Hotspots

Volcano Watch — Hotspots

Many of the islands that dot the center of the Pacific Ocean are made up of active, dormant, or extinct volcanoes, whose geologic histories are...

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Volcano Watch — The Mauna Loa eruption of 1926

Volcano Watch — The Mauna Loa eruption of 1926

April 10th marks the aniversary of the 1926 eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano. The eruption was preceded by several widely felt earthquakes about one hour...

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea eruption status, March 1995

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea eruption status, March 1995

The 12-year long eruption along Kīlauea's east rift zone continued without interruption during the past two weeks. 

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Volcano Watch — Deep earthquakes and lithospheric flexure

Volcano Watch — Deep earthquakes and lithospheric flexure

Last Sunday evening, March 19, the Hawaiian Islands were shaken by a moderate earthquake located south of Kahoolawe and west of Hawaii. The earthquake...

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea eruption status—lava flows moving toward sea

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea eruption status—lava flows moving toward sea

Kīlauea's 12-year-old East Rift Zone eruption continues with lava issuing from vents on the southwest flank of Pu'u 'O'o.

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Volcano Watch — Common sense in earthquake country

Volcano Watch — Common sense in earthquake country

The "Volcano Watch" column from January 22, which provided information about earthquake damage from the Kobe earthquake in Japan and then described...

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Volcano Watch — JASON at Kīlauea

Volcano Watch — JASON at Kīlauea

The U.S. Geological Survey has been working with the JASON Project, which began filming this past Monday in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, to produce...

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Volcano Watch — Lava flows and JASON

Volcano Watch — Lava flows and JASON

I want to thank all of you who came to our first-ever open house this past Monday. The number of people who wanted to see what we do and how we do it...

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Volcano Watch — A Day in the Park

Volcano Watch — A Day in the Park

The U.S. Geological Survey' Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, National Biological Service, National Park Service, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Kīlauea...

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Volcano Watch — Mars rover tests

Volcano Watch — Mars rover tests

From February 13-18, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and the National Park Service will host a team of scientists and engineers from NASA...

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