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The recent eruption at Nāpau Crater was the first on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone (ERZ) in six years. We often remember the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō and Maunaulu...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists conducted maintenance on a webcam on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea, where a recent interferogram shows...

The 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa volcano, Island of Hawaiʻi, was the first eruption on the volcano since 1984, producing a 17 km lava flow that...

The intense seismicity and ground deformation along the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea in the past couple of months is interpreted to indicate intrusion of...

In Hawaii, earthquakes are a common occurrence, and we should always practice earthquake preparedness. Millions of people around the world practice...

An area of forest continues to burn in a remote area on the south rim of Nāpau Crater following the recent eruption on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone...

Topographic mapping has been a key component of volcano monitoring for decades, helping scientists to study morphologic changes and predict the paths...

HVO scientists are conducting the annual Kīlauea GPS campaign. During the survey, GPS instruments are deployed at established benchmarks so that their...

Kīlauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world with eruptions common both at its summit caldera and within its two rift zones. Frequent...

Volcanic hazards can be awe-inspiring displays of the Earth’s power, but each has the potential to threaten lives and infrastructure, as well as...