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April 1, 2015, marked the 69th anniversary of the 1946 tsunami that devastated the Island of Hawai‘i, causing widespread damage and taking 159 lives.

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō continue

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.5 earthquakelocated near Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawai‘i...

Breakouts persist northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

To the casual observer, lava that recently flowed into the outskirts of Pāhoa might look a lot like the lava that grazed the village of Kalapana in...

With the recent downgrade of the Volcano Alert Level for Kīlauea's June 27th lava flow that has been threatening the Pāhoa area, it's interesting to...

Active breakouts near Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō; Northeast pit in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater

Over the past few months, Mauna Loa, Hawai‘i Island's largest volcano, has shown subtle signs of stirring from its 31-year-long slumber (its most...

Re-establishing VLF eruption rate monitor

While Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone eruption at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has been making headlines with the June 27th lava flow and its hazards, Kīlauea's summit...