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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 - August 5, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 5, 2005

Photos of a Cookie Monster hornito, the Mother's Day lava tube, and a 3-meter high lava tree cast.

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Volcano Watch — Volcanic ash makes sand dunes on the Island of Hawai`i

Volcano Watch — Volcanic ash makes sand dunes on the Island of Hawai`i

Volcanic sand dunes?-don't worry, these aren't the next disaster waiting to happen. They're merely another neat feature of volcanic landscapes...

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Volcano Watch — Volcanoes affect atmospheric ozone, our friend and foe

Volcano Watch — Volcanoes affect atmospheric ozone, our friend and foe

Summer in Hawaiʻi - a season for school vacations, shave ice, and Japanese bon dances. Trade winds blow most of the time, which is good news for east...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 22, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 22, 2005

East Lae`apuki to South Wall Complex

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 22, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 22, 2005

Family of lava tree casts.

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Volcano Watch — Anatahan Volcano's ash clouds reach new heights

Volcano Watch — Anatahan Volcano's ash clouds reach new heights

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Emergency Management Office (EMO) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 19-20, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 19-20, 2005

East Lae`apuki laze

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USGS HVO Press Release — Earthquake Felt Island-Wide and on Maui and O‘ahu

USGS HVO Press Release — Earthquake Felt Island-Wide and on Maui and O‘ahu

A moderate earthquake of magnitude-5.2 was recorded by the seismographic network at the US Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on Sunday...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 15, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 15, 2005

East Lae`apuki and East Pond Vent

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USGS HVO Press Release — Earthquake Felt Island-Wide and on Maui

USGS HVO Press Release — Earthquake Felt Island-Wide and on Maui

A moderate earthquake of magnitude-5.2 was recorded by the seismographic network at the US Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on Friday...

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Volcano Watch — Submarine eruptions - volcanoes on the rise

Volcano Watch — Submarine eruptions - volcanoes on the rise

Each of us has our own mental image of a volcano. For some, it may be a lofty, snow-capped peak like Mt. Rainier. For others, the horizon-dominating...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 8, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 8, 2005

Ocean entries and Pu`u `O`o

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