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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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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 6, 2011

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 6, 2011

The Kīlauea Photo and Video Chronology features photographs and videos from field investigations plus webcam imagery of notable events. The Jan. 6...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Who Watches out for You During a Volcanic Eruption?

USGS HVO Press Release — Who Watches out for You During a Volcanic Eruption?

HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawai‘i — When a Hawaiian volcano erupts, who's watching out for you? This question will be addressed in a presentation at the...

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Volcano Watch — Fields with potential for volcano monitoring

Volcano Watch — Fields with potential for volcano monitoring

During this first week of 2011, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) wishes everyone a Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! This week also marks the 28th...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Mauna Ulu Hike to Detail Past Eruptions

USGS HVO Press Release — Mauna Ulu Hike to Detail Past Eruptions

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawai‘i — Take a guided hike to Mauna Ulu, and learn how the dramatic volcanic landscape was created more than 40 years...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Kīlauea Volcano's Deadly 1790 Eruption

USGS HVO Press Release — Kīlauea Volcano's Deadly 1790 Eruption

HAWAI‘I NATIONAL PARK, Hawai‘i — An explosive eruption that killed more than 80, and possibly several hundred, people on Kīlauea Volcano's slopes 220...

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Volcano Watch — Revisiting the 1919–1920 Mauna Iki eruption

Volcano Watch — Revisiting the 1919–1920 Mauna Iki eruption

Shortly after dark on December 16, 1919, a bright meteor streaked over Kīlauea like a fireball and exploded southwest of the summit. The concussion—a...

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Volcano Watch — Resolve to increase your volcano awareness in the New Year

Volcano Watch — Resolve to increase your volcano awareness in the New Year

Stop smoking. Exercise more. Lose weight. These pledges to improve physical well-being rank high on lists of popular New Year's resolutions. But there...

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Volcano Watch — Halema‘uma‘u lava lake spectacularly disappears in 1923

Volcano Watch — Halema‘uma‘u lava lake spectacularly disappears in 1923

The lava lake deep within Kīlauea's currently active summit vent is known for being a bit capricious.

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Volcano Watch — Sand dunes on Kīlauea are related to past explosive eruptions

Volcano Watch — Sand dunes on Kīlauea are related to past explosive eruptions

Many people visit the Footprints Area on the southwest rift zone of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. If lucky, they find human footprints indenting a...

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Volcano Watch — Seismic noise—once overlooked—becomes important volcano monitoring tool

Volcano Watch — Seismic noise—once overlooked—becomes important volcano monitoring tool

Footsteps. Jumping up and down. Wind, machinery, traffic, surf. Many things shake the ground.

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.3 Earthquake between Maui and Kaho‘olawe

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.3 Earthquake between Maui and Kaho‘olawe

A magnitude-4.3 earthquake occurred at 6:34 p.m., H.S.T., on Tuesday, November 23, and was located between Makena, Maui, and Kaho‘olawe at an...

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Volcano Watch — Life-sustaining habitats on Mars: science, fiction, or fantasy?

Volcano Watch — Life-sustaining habitats on Mars: science, fiction, or fantasy?

E.T., the stranded alien botanist from the blockbuster 1982 movie, may have been the most popular extraterrestrial in recent history; but he had no...

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