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Many people are watching the filling of Pu`u `O`o crater live via a webcam on the rim. Since July 4, traffic to our web site has quadrupled, and we...

Refilling of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

Lava lake draining event during Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō refilling.

The answer to the question asked by Hawai`i's residents and volcano enthusiasts since June 19—where is Kīlauea going to erupt next—is clear, now that...

The presence of new lava in the bottom of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater was confirmed this afternoon by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists.

Last week's Volcano Watch described HVO's most recent and exciting challenge: to figure out what might happen next with Kīlauea's marked change in...

The rift zones of Hawaiian volcanoes are long strips 1-2 miles wide in which eruptions can occur. They radiate from the volcanic summits, where...

Today, HVO scientists measured concentrations greater than 10 ppm in a broad area adjacent to Halema‘uma‘u crater. Sulfur Dioxide gas is persistently...

The intrusion of magma that was signaled by a swarm of earthquakes and rift zone widening over the last two days has finally made it to the surface. 

About 70 shallow earthquakes in 2 hours occurred beneath the upper east rift zone of Kīlauea early this morning.