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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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USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice: Kīlauea summit eruption stopped, status downgrade YELLOW/ADVISORY

USGS HVO Volcanic Activity Notice: Kīlauea summit eruption stopped, status downgrade YELLOW/ADVISORY

The Kīlauea summit eruption that began on September 10th stopped yesterday, September 16th, and is unlikely to restart. No unusual activity has been...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Views of Kīlauea summit eruption – September 15, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Views of Kīlauea summit eruption – September 15, 2023

Several vents continue to erupt on the western side of the downdropped block within Kīlauea's summit caldera and are generating lava flows onto Halema...

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Volcano Watch — Another Kīlauea summit eruption, another opportunity to learn

Volcano Watch — Another Kīlauea summit eruption, another opportunity to learn

Kīlauea is now erupting at the summit for the fifth time since 2020! The ongoing eruption offers an opportunity for Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Analyzing Kīlauea summit eruption samples – September 14, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Analyzing Kīlauea summit eruption samples – September 14, 2023

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues. HVO staff are work on analyzing lava samples, with analytical help from partners at the University of Hawaiʻi at...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea summit eruption continues – September 13, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea summit eruption continues – September 13, 2023

The Kīlauea summit eruption that began on September 10th, continues. Eruptive activity is confined to the downdropped block and Halemaʻumaʻu crater...

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Photo and Video Chronology – New eruption at Kīlauea summit continues – September 11, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – New eruption at Kīlauea summit continues – September 11, 2023

The Kīlauea summit eruption that began yesterday at 3:15 p.m., September 10th, continues this morning. Eruptive activity is confined to the...

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Photo and Video Chronology – New eruption at Kīlauea summit – September 10, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – New eruption at Kīlauea summit – September 10, 2023

Kīlauea volcano is erupting. At approximately 3:15 p.m. HST on September 10, 2023, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity in...

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Kīlauea Volcano Activity Notice — status upgrade to RED/WARNING, eruption at the summit

Kīlauea Volcano Activity Notice — status upgrade to RED/WARNING, eruption at the summit

Kīlauea volcano is erupting. At approximately 3:15 p.m. HST on September 10, 2023, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity in...

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Volcano Watch — Tilt measurements still vital to volcano monitoring after more than a century

Volcano Watch — Tilt measurements still vital to volcano monitoring after more than a century

Measuring how a volcano deforms in response to moving magma is one of the cornerstones of volcano monitoring. Our instrumentation includes a number of...

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Photo and Video Chronology – HVO deploys new webcam and monitoring equipment at Kīlauea summit – August 25, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – HVO deploys new webcam and monitoring equipment at Kīlauea summit – August 25, 2023

On August 25, 2023, HVO staff deployed a new webcam and survey equipment in Kīlauea's summit region. Kīlauea volcano is not erupting but earthquakes...

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Volcano Watch — Using remote acoustic monitoring to distinguish volcanic styles

Volcano Watch — Using remote acoustic monitoring to distinguish volcanic styles

Volcanic eruptive activity may take many forms, from gently erupting basaltic fissures in Hawaii to intense explosive eruptions like those of Mount St...

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Volcano Watch — Aloha to the University of Hawai‘i’s Newest Geology Professor

Volcano Watch — Aloha to the University of Hawai‘i’s Newest Geology Professor

Dr. Lis Gallant has spent the last two and a half years at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) as a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral...

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