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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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February 2, 2020

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.2 earthquake on Kīlauea Volcano's south flank

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquake located beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank on...

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January 31, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 31, 2020

Halema‘uma‘u crater lake on January 31

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January 30, 2020

Volcano Watch — People and jobs at HVO, Part 4: The shaky work of HVO seismologists

When I was seven years old, I won my county's earthquake safety poster contest. I remember going to a special award luncheon with the mayor, who...

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January 23, 2020

Volcano Watch — HVO people and jobs, Part 3: Gas geochemistry work stinks!

As many residents of the Island of Hawai‘i can attest, volcanic gases can stink—literally. But for those of us at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano...

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January 21, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 21, 2020

Routine overflight of Kīlauea's East Rift Zone

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January 17, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 17, 2020

Continued slow rise of water at bottom of Halema‘uma‘u

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January 16, 2020

Volcano Watch — HVO people and jobs, Part 2: Who and what is the Scientist-in-Charge?

Since the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) was founded by the visionary Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar in 1912, a senior scientist has been responsible for...

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January 13, 2020