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Episode 50 of lava fountaining in the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at the summit of Kīlauea took place for about 7 hours on June 27, 2026.

Today, we say a hui hou to one of volcanology’s true giants. Professor Bruce Houghton retired last year from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after...

In 2025, Professor Bruce Houghton retired from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after 25 years as the Gordon A. Macdonald Chair of Volcanology. He...

A magnitude-3.2 earthquake occurred 8 miles (12 km) south of Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo on the Island of Hawaiʻi at a depth of 13 miles (21 km) below sea...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists conducted a misty monitoring overflight of Halemaʻumaʻu at Kīlauea summit on June 24, 2026. 

On Wednesday, June 24, 8:29 a.m. HST, a magnitude-3.6 earthquake occurred 9 mi (14 km) south of the village of Volcano on the Island of Hawaiʻi at a...

A magnitude-3.8 earthquake occurred 13 miles (21 km) south of Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo on the Island of Hawaiʻi at a depth of 3 mi (6 km) below sea level...

Over the last year and a half, the historic episodic eruption at the summit of Kīlauea has had 49 episodes of lava fountaining, with episode 50 in the...

Over the last year and a half, Kīlauea’s summit has produced an impressive 49 episodes of lava fountaining—and episode 50 may be just around the...

On Wednesday, June 17, 2:14 a.m. HST, a magnitude-4.5 earthquake occurred 11 mi (17 km) southeast of Pāhala on the Island of Hawaiʻi at a depth of 21...